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SOUNDOFF: Should city pay for immigration cards?



No. What is wrong with that mayor?

Delores


 



No. Is DeStefano crazy?

Bob


 



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 No. Typical DeStefano. Why don’t we ship him off to a foreign country and let that country pay for him?



Ralph



 



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No. I did not initiate nor have I ever supported this program.



Claudine



 



No. These ID cards were a bad idea to begin with.



Bob Continued...



No. The only thing the taxpayers should be paying for is a prison cell for DeStefano, who is knowingly harboring illegal immigrants.



Jim



 



No. DeStefano is an idiot. Let him tax his own pocket.



Ed



 



No. DeStefano is running law-abiding taxpayers out of the city.



Regina



 



 



No. Why doesn’t DeStefano use his pay hike to fund the program?



Mike



 



No. Why is DeStefano giving out ID cards to illegals, who have infested that city and are now spreading out into the suburbs? Stupid.



Pat



 



 



No. I can’t get my street plowed, and DeStefano wants to use tax dollars for this program? Let him pay for it out of his own pocket.



Pat



 



 

 

 

 No. Last week, DeStefano said he wants property reassessments and now he wants the taxpayers to pay for the illegals. Does anyone see anything wrong with this picture?



Michelle



 



 



No. Who will pay for the illegals, who don’t pay taxes?



Terry



 



 



No. Anyone who wants the card should pay for it, like we do for copies of birth certificates and wedding licenses.



A.



 



No. Has DeStefano gone crazy?



Ann



 



 



No. DeStefano should be run out of office.



Kevin



 



 



No. These cards should have been made self-sufficient from day one. Let the person who wants one pay for it.



Tom



 



No. And DeStefano should be impeached.



Mo



 



 



Absolutely not. My tax dollars are meant for other purposes.



Marianne



 



 



No. The people who want the ID cards should pay for them, and DeStefano should chip in. Otherwise, get rid of the cards.



Cathy



 



 



No. We already pay enough, and DeStefano is raising taxes all the time.



Joe



 



 



No. But DeStefano will do what he wants. He cares more about the illegal aliens than his own citizens.



Don



 



No. DeStefano should not be dipping into tax dollars for this program.



Jen



 



 



I am not against the ID cards, but I am against the taxpayers paying for them. The individual should pay for the card.



Portia



 



No way, Jose. Take the money from DeStefano’s retirement fund.



Gene



 



No. They are aiding and abetting illegal aliens with these cards, which is wrong.



Jim



 



No. Scrap the program, which was a joke from day one. This mayor is squeezing the city dry.



Carolyn



 



Of course not. DeStefano just can’t deal with his budget.



George



 



No. Anyone who thinks otherwise needs to have their head examine.



Peter



 



No. It is not fair to the taxpayers and it doesn’t make sense.



Larry



 



No. They need to get rid of this idiot mayor.



Tom



 



 



No. This is wrong in so many ways.



Ray



 



 



No. DeStefano should be brought up on charges. This is about illegal aliens getting ID cards, which is criminal.



Ann



 



No. The taxpayers should give DeStefano a good swift kick.



George



 



No. Does DeStefano not understand what the word illegal means? Let him use his own funds, out of his own pocket.



C.



 



 



No. Any city funds should instead be put into jobs programs.



R.



 



 



No. I am appalled that the mayor wants to use city funds to finance these cards for illegal aliens.



Ray



 



No. The city should not supply anything to people who don’t pay taxes.



Mark



 



Absolutely not. Tax dollars should not be spent on illegal immigrants.



Tom



 



 



No. They’re already talking about another revaluation. Enough is enough.



Susan



 



 



No. Let DeStefano pay for it out of his salary.



Michelle



 



 



No. Why should we foot the bill for illegal aliens? Let them go back. Or have them fingerprinted to see what crimes they committed in their own country.



Carol



 



 



No. Use the mayor’s salary to pay for this program.



George



 



No. If I need a copy of a birth or death certificate, I have to pay $20. Anybody who wants one of these ID cards should pay for it out of their own pocket.



Lois



 



 



No. This mayor is crazy.



Vin



 



 



Absolutely not. This renegade mayor is out of control. The taxpayers are already being ripped off, supporting all these illegal aliens.



Todd



 



No. DeStefano needs to retire. He’s losing his mind.



Barbara



 



Absolutely not. It would be using tax dollars for the wrong purpose and for the wrong people.



Oliver



 



Let DeStefano foot the bill.



Bob



 



Absolutely not. DeStefano said the program would never cost the taxpayers.



Maureen



 



 



Absolutely not. Let the mayor pay for this program out of his own pocket.



Tina



 



No. If anything, tax dollars should be used to kick these illegal immigrants back across the border.



Tom



 



Of course not. Let DeStefano pay for it himself.



Bea



 



Absolutely not.



Vincent



 



No. But the mayor is going to approve this, anyway.



J.



 



 



I don’t know what’s wrong with using a driver’s license or a state ID card, and I don’t understand why DeStefano does not define the difference between immigrants and illegal aliens.



Patrick



 



 



DeStefano should pay for this himself. Our taxes keep going up and we cannot afford it.



Theresa



 



Don’t the taxpayers pay enough and keep getting less? They’re being squeezed dry. It has to end.



Loretta



 



Absolutely not. This was a moronic idea from the get-go.



Kevin



 



No. We already foot the bill for many other things in this city.



John



 



Of course not. We should not be forced to support DeStefano’s illegal activities.



Original Jim



 



No way.



Tex



 



 



No. It once again shows a politician unable to get rid of a useless social program.



Tom



 



No. Let DeStefano pay for it, It’s his baby.



Roy




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