Deport all illegal immigrants

We have federal laws and regulations to control the influx of immigration. Those who have violated our laws are actually criminals living in the United States.

All 2.5 million illegal immigrants and their children. regardless of age, here in California should be deported at once.

If they were all gone, we would have less crime, there would be more jobs available for our citizens, our schools would be less crowded and we could get back to English only in the first eight grades so our citizens' children get a better education.

Also important is to get our troops home to protect our borders for a change. Barack Obama pledged to do this when he first ran for president. Instead, after he became president he sent 30,000 more troops and trillions in supplies to Afghanistan — and for what?

It is past time for our citizens to get our United States back.

E.A. SMITH

Modesto