Here’s one who will be jumping aboard...

Here’s one who will be jumping aboard the CenterLine

I do support this CenterLine and only wish it could be brought

from Bristol Street down Newport Boulevard or the freeway to the

beach area of Newport, so as to get people to the beach or the

entertainment area.

Anyway, I do support it.

BILL NYHYOM

Costa Mesa

Leece’s words pull the fleece away from our eyes

I just read Wendy Leece’s column in the Daily Pilot and I want to

commend her on her courage to say what a lot of people are afraid to

say: We do have a problem here in Newport, the entire state of

California has a problem, the entire United States (“Did Nichols’

opponents make too much noise? Tuesday). We have far too many illegal

immigrants who are causing problems to the infrastructure, to the

economy, the degradation to our medical system and just about

anything else you can name.

My great-grandparents came over legally through Ellis Island, as

all the rest of them did. They paid their dues.

Some of my family have died in wars defending this country. I,

myself, served in Korea. I think it’s terrible that we are allowing

this wave of illegal immigrants to continue on forever because it is

cheap labor and the large corporations just love it.

But what’s going to happen, we’ll see. It’s going to ruin the

entire state of California and already it’s showing.

I know a lot of other people -- because I have talked to them --

are feeling the same way. So let’s call a spade a spade and quit

pussy-footing around.

Everybody knows we have an immigration problem. A serious

immigration problem, and it’s only going to get worse.

FRED BOCKMILLER SR.

Newport Beach