I published these letters as a concerned private citizen and was not affiliated to any network or medium in 2011.
Courtesy of Dallasnews.com/Letters to the Editor
Healthcare Reform
From: January 29, 2011
Respect individual choicesWatching the House Republicans' desire to repeal and replace the health care law, my mind and heart have acted like a see-saw -- the same way the power in Washington has tilted back and forth.
Perhaps the best sense I can make of this law is that it is a government responsibility to help people who are disadvantaged. Americans can benefit from this law because it is a human right to be healthy and live a long life.
Yet, it is also a government responsibility to respect its dissenters and people who have a difference of opinion.
This new law is proposed to help 95 percent of the American people. However, the people who don't want health insurance don't have a choice. For every year that I am without health insurance, I will be penalized 1 percent of my hard earned income.
I will pay interest without using the service. It doesn't make any sense.
It would make more sense if the government didn't force it on everyone.
Perhaps the best sense I can make of this law is that it is a government responsibility to help people who are disadvantaged. Americans can benefit from this law because it is a human right to be healthy and live a long life.
Yet, it is also a government responsibility to respect its dissenters and people who have a difference of opinion.
This new law is proposed to help 95 percent of the American people. However, the people who don't want health insurance don't have a choice. For every year that I am without health insurance, I will be penalized 1 percent of my hard earned income.
I will pay interest without using the service. It doesn't make any sense.
It would make more sense if the government didn't force it on everyone.
Alain Castillo, Dallas
From: July 15, 2011
It is illegal to enter the U.S. without proper authorization, but, above all, it is inhumane to allow people to undergo 100-degree-plus heat and drown in rafts to reach our soil due to our broken immigration system.
For the most part, people come here for a better economic opportunity. Some also come to use its privileges. However, most come to work hard and have a better future for their families.
For those who crossed the border illegally, there should be a consequence. I agree with a financial penalty, but not with deportation. After this, there should be a better way to invite people to not only have a worker's permit but also a chance to establish residency, then a path to citizenship. After better immigration laws are established, there should be deportations.
We Latinos care about our home countries and our new home in the U.S., but we may feel betrayed when we helped others in the previous presidential elections.
For the most part, people come here for a better economic opportunity. Some also come to use its privileges. However, most come to work hard and have a better future for their families.
For those who crossed the border illegally, there should be a consequence. I agree with a financial penalty, but not with deportation. After this, there should be a better way to invite people to not only have a worker's permit but also a chance to establish residency, then a path to citizenship. After better immigration laws are established, there should be deportations.
We Latinos care about our home countries and our new home in the U.S., but we may feel betrayed when we helped others in the previous presidential elections.
Alain Castillo, Dallas
From: November 5, 2011
On The Occupy Wall Street Movement
Don't count on our supportWe, the young voters of America, helped vote Barack Obama into the executive office in the 2008 election. He is asking us to help him again during the 2012 election, but what we ask for right now is a career.
The recession "ended" two years ago, but its effects remain rampant. For instance, the median income has decreased and there is still high unemployment -- even for college graduates.
How is it that we worked so hard to leave our grocery and retail jobs during our college time and we are forced to remain in those jobs to just make ends meet, and put a roof over our heads and food on the table?
I understand the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Dallas movement's woes; nothing is working for those who have sacrificed their minds, hearts, souls and family time in order to build a better future.
For those out there who want our support and votes, you need to build a better economy -- immediately.
Don't count on our supportWe, the young voters of America, helped vote Barack Obama into the executive office in the 2008 election. He is asking us to help him again during the 2012 election, but what we ask for right now is a career.
The recession "ended" two years ago, but its effects remain rampant. For instance, the median income has decreased and there is still high unemployment -- even for college graduates.
How is it that we worked so hard to leave our grocery and retail jobs during our college time and we are forced to remain in those jobs to just make ends meet, and put a roof over our heads and food on the table?
I understand the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy Dallas movement's woes; nothing is working for those who have sacrificed their minds, hearts, souls and family time in order to build a better future.
For those out there who want our support and votes, you need to build a better economy -- immediately.
Alain Castillo, Dallas
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