MCC's president didn't earn plaudits

The Daily Herald editorial defending MCC President Walter Packard gave me a good laugh. Are you ready to print the real facts? College President Walter Packard spewed venom to our attorney. He told our attorney he knew what the Illinois Minutemen were all about, inciting violence.

If Packard is going to use inflammatory rhetoric against those who want to see immigration laws enforced, he'd better have some proof of their violent tendencies. If Packard had done his research, he would have found no proof of any such claims.

Packard is a learned man. This man owes an apology to all of the people in attendance at the Sheriff Beck Immigration Conference.

The difficult time that was given to us by the college was unbelievable. They told us because we were going to pay the college to video tape the meeting for us that they must keep a copy for their archives. Our lawyers from Washington, D.C., to Chicago have never heard of such demands. We were treated with contempt and disrespect.

MCC made no bones about making us feel unwelcome, but our mission was accomplished. We educated the public about what local law enforcement can be doing to combat illegal immigration. We also were told that some of the law enforcement officers who attended are now convinced Beck has it right, and they understand there is no reason that they shouldn't be following the same exact program. Without waiting for 287(g) training, local law enforcement can enforce the laws on the books and make their communities a safer place for themselves and for the citizens they serve.

Rosanna Pulido

Field representative

Federation for American Immigration Reform

Washington, D.C.