To the editor:
The headline in a recent issue of the Herald Star was "Biden celebrates a 'crisis averted.'" I believe our country has been in a state of crisis since Jan. 20, 2021, and will remain in crisis as long as Biden remains president. Here are some examples of the crisis our country is in due to Biden's incompetence:
Biden stopped building the southern border wall and discontinued the Trump immigration policies that limited the number of illegal migrants entering our country. It is estimated that 5 million people have illegally entered our country including unaccompanied minors. It is reported that 85,000 unaccompanied minors are missing. These children were given to people whose contact information was on pieces of paper carried by the children. It is believed that they were trafficked for sex and work in factories.
The illegal migrants are not being tested for communicable diseases but many come from countries that have active TB cases, which is spread by respiratory secretions. A recent story from the state of Washington was about a woman, a U.S. citizen, who was jailed because she refused to be isolated and treated for TB. U.S. citizens jailed and infected illegal migrants roam free. Illegal migrants are living in hotels, trashing the hotels and terrorizing the employees. These hotels had previously been used for tourists, but now they have been confiscated by local governments to house illegal migrants, causing the hotel owners to lose money.
These illegal migrants, who claim they want to work and have a better life, are not working but are receiving goods and services paid for by taxpayers including money given by the government to non-government organizations. There is no end in sight.
Biden's obsession with the pseudo-science of climate change has caused economic problems. He has significantly decreased gas and oil production in our country. He is using our tax dollars to subsidize the manufacture of electric vehicles, which have not shown to be an effective means of transportation for most people. His policies have caused our electric bills to increase. Based on cryptic e-mails that I have recently received from AEP, it appears that our electric bills will be increasing again.
The prices of all products have increased, but especially food prices. A recent article about Costco revealed that customers are buying more store brand products and cheaper cuts of meat, chicken and pork, and canned meats to save money on groceries.
Biden's physical health and cognitive abilities have significantly deteriorated. I have been an RN for 51 years, so I am qualified to speak about his health. Biden wanders around and frequently falls. He looks tired and frail. He works only a few hours a day and takes every weekend off. He can barely read the prepared remarks that are given to him. He rarely takes questions and his answers are mostly caustic. He is not mentally or physically fit to hold the highest office in our country.
Biden's presidency has placed our country in a continuous crisis.
Michalene A. King
Wintersville