Retired senior Immigration enforcement agent writes to the Atlanta History Center – Re; race-baiting poster in exhibit on Georgia’s HB 87:

Ms. Snyder, ( csnyder@atlantahistorycenter.com )

I am a resident of Georgia and I am a former Senior Patrol Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol. I am also a U.S. Marine combat veteran of the war in Vietnam. I and many others that had careers in immigration law enforcement looked upon our service as wholly patriotic in that we were protecting and defending Americas national security, and the American workforce. Not for one single minute did I ever think of myself as carrying out some diabolic practice of discriminating against any race, creed or culture. I was an equal opportunity enforcer of laws passed by our congress, which are still on the books to this very day.

The people of the state of Georgia demand protection in the workplace from illegal immigrants, safety in their homes and communities from criminal aliens. You might be unaware, but both federal and state prisons in Georgia have thousands of criminally convicted deportable aliens. Many of them I put there, not to discriminate, but to protect the American people.

Your poster distorts a very complex issue regarding immigration. I ask you to reconsider and either replace the current poster, or provide a balanced clarity to the subject. Laws such as this one aren’t passed in secrecy.

Sincerely,

Robert M. Trent
(Brunswick)