Letter: What is best for America?

Published 3:00 am Wednesday, March 20, 2024

I think the biggest threat to America is tribalism. Instead of viewing each other as Americans first, people put their race, gender, sexual orientation and political affiliation first. By doing so it clouds their perspective and judgment.

If one was to be truly objective, could you honestly say it is in the best interest of America to give foreign countries billions of dollars when we have so many domestic needs to be addressed here? The same is true of the open border policy of the current administration. Is it in the best interest of America to allow over 8 million undocumented, unvaccinated, unvetted illegal aliens to travel and live wherever they want, anywhere in America at the taxpayers’ expense? At the same time, we have an epidemic of homeless Americans living on the streets.

America’s greatness came from our industrial might and ingenuity, yet we have moved from being a producer to a consumer nation. We have become reliant on other nations to supply us with our basic needs and material goods. This includes everything from prescription drugs to fishing poles. It is not in the best interest of America to be reliant on other countries for our basic needs.

Every election is an important election in a representative form of government such as ours. If we are to survive as a country, we need to put aside partisan beliefs and take a clear objective look at who is going to be best for America. Just my thoughts.

Joe Mesteth

Hermiston