{"id":100703,"date":"2026-01-15T00:33:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/100703\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T00:33:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T00:33:19","slug":"hateful-anti-ice-protesters-letters-new-york-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/100703\/","title":{"rendered":"Hateful anti-ICE protesters: Letters | New York Post"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Issue: Protests against ICE erupting across the country after the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.<\/p>\n<p>What is wrong with these people who protest against what is right (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/09\/us-news\/lefties-insist-renee-nicole-good-was-murdered-even-after-new-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cAll gas, no brake for lefty outrage,\u201d<\/a> Jan. 10)?<\/p>\n<p>Do they want illegals living off of their taxes? Do they want free housing for them, when the rest of us must pay for a roof over our heads? These protesters need some kind of brain therapy to get it right.<\/p>\n<p>Brenda Hodgkiss<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Highlands, NJ<\/p>\n<p>Protesting in America is a constitutional right, which I wholeheartedly support. But those wishing to do so should read the First Amendment which reads: \u201cCongress shall make no law\u200a.\u2009.\u2009.\u200aprohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble\u200a\u201d (my emphasis).<\/p>\n<p>Scott Ventrella<\/p>\n<p>Ridgefield, Conn.<\/p>\n<p>I am so sick of these self-righteous agitators screaming at our brave and dedicated ICE and Border Patrol agents.<\/p>\n<p>If any of those idiots lost a loved one because of a violent illegal alien, I have a feeling they would not be trying to keep them in this country.<\/p>\n<p>I beg the good citizens of the United States to stop listening to the rhetoric spewing from the left, open their eyes and realize they are being taken for fools by the criminals trying to destroy us. Also, the politicians fanning the flames must be held accountable and stopped immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Jean Cole<\/p>\n<p>Juno Beach, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>I really think Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey should be arrested for inciting riots and proclaiming \u201cjustice\u201d: These two politicians are the worst at their jobs.<\/p>\n<p>Remember, these protesters are trained to hurt agents and law-enforcement officers. What happened is tragic, but the truth is this woman threatened these officers. End of story.<\/p>\n<p>Kate Phelan<\/p>\n<p>Boca Raton, Fla.<\/p>\n<p>I am appalled and astounded as to the stupidity and disrespect of the so-called protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Did this woman have to die? No.<\/p>\n<p>Is she responsible for her own death? There are two sides on this, but as I see it, she failed to listen to the authoritative figures that were approaching her car. Had she not agitated and displayed her ignorance of the law, she would be alive today.<\/p>\n<p>Donna Bornheimer<\/p>\n<p>Wolcott<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGet opinions and commentary from our columnists\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSubscribe to our daily Post Opinion newsletter!\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The Issue: Mayor Mamdani joining 15,000 striking private-hospital nurses on the picket line.<\/p>\n<p>Will someone please tell comrade Mayor Mamdani that there was no need for him to join the picket line and address the crowd at the nurse\u2019s strike (<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/12\/opinion\/mayor-mamdani-just-joined-the-nurses-picket-line-against-himself\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cYou\u2019re Management Now, Mr. Mayor,\u201d<\/a> Editorial, Jan. 13)?<\/p>\n<p>As mayor, he should work assiduously behind the scenes to encourage the unions and hospital management to resolve the impasse, immediately. If the mayor fully understood his role, he wouldn\u2019t have committed such a glaring faux pas.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Headley<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re free to criticize Mamdani. But the framing of your editorial is more sneer than analysis: It implies hypocrisy without engaging the actual policy substance of the strike \u2014 unsafe staffing, workplace-violence protections, retention and the economics of New York City health-care delivery.<\/p>\n<p>If you want to persuade skeptical readers, lead with facts: staffing ratios, vacancy rates, contract terms, hospital finances, and what the city can and cannot control \u2014 not caricature.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Mutchnick<\/p>\n<p>Louisville, Ky.<\/p>\n<p>These nurses go above and beyond the call of duty, and are due for what they ask for.<\/p>\n<p>I hope the hospital administrations will do the right thing for these nurses and their patients who depend on these nurses\u2019 help.<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Bedell Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Bellerose<\/p>\n<p>Want to weigh in on today\u2019s stories? Send your thoughts (along with your full name and city of residence) to letters@nypost.com. Letters are subject to editing for clarity, length, accuracy, and style.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Issue: Protests against ICE erupting across the country after the shooting of Renee Nicole Good. 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