Letter to the Editor; Take care of our own before feeding the world's castoffs

Humanitarianism is a wonderful endeavor and has the potential to save the world. But can Americans afford to create a “welfare state” for the world?

With the national debt so far out of whack that no administration now or in the near future can possibly meet budgetary restraints, how is it possible to endorse, comfort, house, feed and heal the hordes of humanity crossing our borders to obtain the freedoms our forefathers shed blood to obtain for us?

In our personal lives, just as in government, there is a finite amount of discretionary income available. If my household has promised to contribu...