{"id":527104,"date":"2022-12-15T01:55:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-15-2022\/"},"modified":"2022-12-15T01:55:23","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T22:55:23","slug":"letters-to-the-editor-dec-15-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-15-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"#Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 15, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ec1d09760a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2ec1d09760a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-15-2022\/#%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_15_2022%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 15, 2022&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-15-2022\/#The_Issue_The_rising_numbers_of_migrants_trying_to_cross_the_border_ahead_of_the_end_of_Title_42\" >The Issue: The rising numbers of migrants trying to cross the border ahead of the end of Title 42.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/letters-to-the-editor-dec-15-2022\/#The_Issue_A_bill_that_would_require_councilmembers_to_disclose_if_their_primary_residence_is_rent-stabilized\" >The Issue: A bill that would require councilmembers to disclose if their primary residence is rent-stabilized.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CLetters_to_the_Editor_%E2%80%94_Dec_15_2022%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Letters to the Editor \u2014 Dec. 15, 2022&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/border-migrants.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Issue_The_rising_numbers_of_migrants_trying_to_cross_the_border_ahead_of_the_end_of_Title_42\"><\/span><strong>The Issue: The rising numbers of migrants trying to cross the border ahead of the end of Title 42.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>President Biden, I think it\u2019s time to secure the United States\u2019 southern border (\u201cRush hour,\u201d Dec. 13).<\/p>\n<p>It has become a crisis, and America has lost its credibility with the rest of the world. We are showing the world we cannot take care of our citizens, country and border.<\/p>\n<p>Why don\u2019t you, as president of the United States of America, go down to the border and speak to the Border Patrol, the landowners, local politicians and law-enforcement officers to really understand the damage that is occurring on our border?<\/p>\n<p>Our southern border is not secure, no matter who tells you otherwise.<\/p>\n<p><em>Andrew Watz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Glendale<\/em><\/p>\n<p>When Title 42 expires, the border fiasco will reach a calamitous apex of untold proportions.<\/p>\n<p>The resulting, impending burdens on the education, housing and hospital sectors will be unsustainable and, consequentially, an unparalleled detriment to our economy as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the incalculable human suffering associated with these unmitigated migrant surges is despicable.<\/p>\n<p>What makes this absurdity more revolting is the woefully neglectful and cavalier attitudes Biden and his administration have displayed relative to this colossal debacle.<\/p>\n<p>To think this insanity is being perpetrated with virtually no <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> exposure is a sad commentary on the state of affairs in our increasingly decadent country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Denis David<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>East Rockaway<\/em><\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Biden will forever be known as the man who changed America \u2014 for the worse. As Title 42 ends, the flood of illegal immigrants will become an avalanche. They see and hear of unprecedented benefits, so they come.<\/p>\n<p>Progressives\u2019 mindless \u201ccom\u00adpassion\u201d shifts our resources away from deserving citizens, many of whom are homeless and suffering from food insecurity, to those entering illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s indifference to a major crisis in our country is inexcusable. <\/p>\n<p><em>Mel Young<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Boca Raton, Fla.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Anthony Fauci said recently that we are still in a pandemic. If so, then why is Title 42 ending?<\/p>\n<p>The president says there are more important things going on than the border, and the Director of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas says the border is secure. Meanwhile, the media continue to avoid the issue. Biden, Mayorkas and the media are intent on destroying America.<\/p>\n<p><em>John Lemandri<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Williamsburg, Va.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Issue_A_bill_that_would_require_councilmembers_to_disclose_if_their_primary_residence_is_rent-stabilized\"><\/span><strong>The Issue: A bill that would require councilmembers to disclose if their primary residence is rent-stabilized.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Re: your Dec. 13 editorial, \u201cRent Control: Who benefits?\u201d \u2014 I do, as a retiree on a fixed income living in a rent-controlled apartment.<\/p>\n<p>And so do many other tenants like me. But rent-regulated units are not supposed to benefit City Council members.<\/p>\n<p>City Councilman Bob Holden is correct to demand that councilmembers disclose if their primary residence is rent-stabilized. I would go further by demanding that these councilmembers relinquish their apartments to low-income tenants who deserve them.<\/p>\n<p><em>Richard Reif<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Queens<\/em><\/p>\n<p>First of all, there is a difference between rent -controlled and rent-stabilized apartments. They each have their own increase guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, landlords who \u201ccan\u2019t afford upgrades\u201d can avail themselves of a Major Capital Improvement rent increase, which is paid for by rent-stabilized tenants. <\/p>\n<p><em>Carol Puttre-Czyz<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Manhattan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy and style.<\/em><\/strong>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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