I think we have a confusion of thought here----Ron, you never said--as you say--that you never said things are perfect.   I was the one who said that I believe they are better than they used to be--and that we will never reach perfection (Utopia) given human nature. We do the best we can.

Surely we do not want to persecute anyone but, we like other nations, have to have a set of laws and policies that protect our citizens and taxpayers from more than just "terror". I think that Emma Lazarus' words on the base of the Statue of Liberty are what we aim for and have achieved over time. More than most nations in years gone by.

On a lighter note---Suffern has turned into a WFDU discussion group as initiated by a question from a listener ---Sol. Always good to have these---now as to Suffern.....

Bill Hahn