LETTERS: Governor’s refugee stance correct

Jim Hoffman's letter regarding Gov. Brian Sandoval's decision to attempt to prevent Syrian refugees from settling in Nevada, and Mr. Hoffman's cynical suggestion that the governor also ban white immigrants because of two recent domestic terrorism incidents in Colorado Springs and Minneapolis, is like comparing apples with oranges ("Banning immigrants," Tuesday Review-Journal). The only similarity is that both are fruit.

The two incidents Mr. Hoffman cited involved American citizens — a mentally ill person in Colorado Springs and the shooters at a Black Lives Matter protest in Minneapolis. The decision to keep Syrian refugees out of Nevada is based on the fact that the thousands of Syrian refugees fleeing their country can't be properly screened, as they do not have documentation that the Department of Homeland Security can verify. The head of the FBI publicly stated that his department cannot properly verify who these people are or where they are from.

ISIS publicly stated that it plans to infiltrate refugee camps and gain entrance to Europe and the United States by posing as refugees. According to French authorities, one of the terrorists who participated in the Paris attack posed as a refugee during the recent migration and slipped into France undetected.

The ISIS terrorists are not the "JV team" that President Barack Obama called them, but a group of people declaring a goal of spreading its way of life around the world. ISIS plans to do this by one method only: killing its enemies. These terrorists have executed thousands of people in Syria, including civilians. So suggesting we ban white immigration along with the Syrian refugees immigrating to this country shows a lack of knowledge of worldwide terrorism and the impact it is having on Europe and the United States.

Michael O. Kreps

Las Vegas

Animal shelter

So Boulder City allegedly had its own Cruella Deville, in the form of former animal control supervisor Mary Jo Frazier, and no one lifted a finger to do anything about her? And in the end, she retires, collects money and moves out of state? This sounds like a Disney movie, but without a happy ending.

Alice Hocking

Boulder City

College complainers

I'm tired of hearing how delicate college students feel uncomfortable or insulted by someone else's speech, opinion or position. Students must be students, not social engineers. Someone is paying $20,000 to $30,000 a year, or in some cases much more, for these students to attend college. By behaving like adolescents, they disrespect the source of funding for their education, be it parents, student loans or scholarships.

These students have no idea what a cushy life they lead. Young people their age are fighting and dying in foreign lands to protect their right to grouse about how tough they have it. If they feel marginalized at Yale, imagine how they'd feel in Afghanistan while some terrorist shoots at them with absolutely no regard for their "feelings."

If it were up to me, every student who gets out of high school (graduated or not) would spend two years in the military before going to college. That experience would provide them the humility and respect for others they so sorely lack. In the meantime, shut up about how uncomfortable you are in the presence of anyone who has a different point of view from yours, go to class and save your outrage for things far more important than your petty objection to (fill in the blank).

Rick Ainsworth

Henderson

'Human Matters'

My husband and I read Steven Kalas' "Human Matters" column weekly. It helps in all relationships, and we discuss it. We join other readers in requesting the reinstatement of Mr. Kalas' column. A lot of the Review-Journal's changes are valid. That said, we want "Human Matters" back.

Elaine Halley

Fort Mohave, Ariz.