Small biz owners right to have backed Trump
In response to, “From the departing, an attack of courage” (Opinion, June 10), what we have here is another serving of liberal hogwash. Jay Bookman, like all the other misguided column writers of the left, has nothing of import to offer other than the tired old argument that we should have voted for Hillary Clinton. Bookman and others would have us believe there was no collaboration among government agencies to defeat Trump and to promote the election of a woman who promised to eliminate inequity by stealing from the “haves” and giving to the “have nots.” She also said that businesses that could not afford to pay for employees’ health insurance should not be in business. Small business owners do vote, and they voted for the right person for the job. Individuals who have never even operated a lemonade stand know absolutely nothing about how a profitable business is operated.
JACK FRANKLIN, CONYERS
Story shows value of ambitious immigrants
I was delighted and inspired by the story of Marisela Lozada (“A class by herself,” Living & Arts, June 10) and wish her the best when she starts Harvard in the fall. The remarkable accomplishments of this daughter of Mexican immigrants, whose goal is to be an obstetrician-gynecologist, are especially impressive given that she lost her mother as a young girl. Her story also made me particularly frustrated by those who favor short-sighted and punitive immigration policies. I have been told repeatedly that American medical students are not choosing “harder” specialties, but are seeking specialties like dermatology which, though important, are known for having “kinder, gentler” hours. Those who want to keep immigrants out of the U.S. should hope they don’t need the care of a physician in one of the “harder” specialties; our immigration policies could make good medical specialists harder to find.
MARGARET PERRY DANIEL, ATLANTA
