Letter to the Editor by Bob Ward

1. Bob Ward Letter to Editor as submitted:

Aiding and abetting
The City Council is considering opening a second day-labor site on the south side. The purpose is to make it more convenient for illegal aliens seeking illegal employment.
There are neighborhoods in our city where drug dealers hang out, selling illegal drugs. Neighborhood residents object to this. There is a fear of violence, they don't want their kids exposed to this and property values are adversely affected.
The city should open up a conveniently located center where drug dealers can gather away from other citizens, and their customers would know where to go to make their connections. This would get the drug dealers out of the neighborhoods.

"With a little creative thinking the council can probably find other ways to make life more convenient for those who break our laws.
BOB WARD Austin

2. Bob Ward Letter to Editor as published Monday, January 29, 2007

Aiding and abetting :
The City Council is considering opening a second day-labor site on the south side. The purpose is to make it more convenient for illegal immigrants seeking illegal employment.
There are neighborhoods in our city where drug dealers hang out, selling illegal drugs. Neighborhood residents object to this. There is a fear of violence, they don't want their kids exposed to this and property values are adversely affected.
The city should open up a conveniently located center where drug dealers can gather away from other citizens, and their customers would know where to go to make their connections. This would get the drug dealers out of the neighborhoods.
BOB WARD Austin

Last paragraph of "as submitted" cut out in "as published" and "alien" changed to "immigrant"