Pay attention to yourself Mr. Reynolds

When Gregg Reynolds (Thanks to all of those standing against hate, May 20, Potomac News) says that Greg Letiecq of Help Save Manassas “....goes on to assassinate the character of some members of our community,” he ought to pay more attention to his own words. What he offers in his most recent personal diatribe against Greg Letiecq is nothing more than an effort to shut down the debate about illegal immigration with hate and intimidation.

His personal attacks speak nothing of public policy options, chart no new course to help reduce the number of illegal aliens unlawfully residing in our communities, but only seek to demonize an honorable man. His irresponsible tirade is exactly the kind of behavior he should be condemning.

Greg Letiecq’s efforts to advocate for policies to gain some degree of control over the illegal immigration problem have saved county taxpayers millions of dollars, rescued numerous communities from blight and lawlessness, improved public safety and reduced overcrowding in emergency rooms across the county.

A year ago, county residents were in despair about rampant residential overcrowding, illegal aliens contributing to over 50 percent of the murder rate in the county and other problems associated with illegal aliens. In one year, that has dramatically changed. I daresay few have ever contributed more positively to the welfare of our county.

Gregg Reynold’s message of ignoring the problem of illegal aliens has been soundly rejected by the voters and in multiple unanimous votes by the Prince William Board of County Supervisors.

Now that the illegal alien lobby has realized their message won’t win, they start personally attacking those people who promoted different policies and tried to ruin them with outrageous lies and irresponsible cries of racism. This outrageous behavior by Gregg Reynolds, driven by his irrational hatred of Mr. Letiecq is beneath whatever shred of dignity this newspaper retains.

Finally, as sanctuary jurisdictions such as Arlington County contemplate starting their own Help Save Arlington due to the growing influx of illegal aliens from Prince William County, I wonder whether Gregg Reynolds will dispel the same ravages of hate towards his fellow liberals as he’s bestowed on Mr. Letiecq.

ROBERT T. MOLLEUR

Manassas