Excellent work by Jenni Martinez and Carmen Lima to respectfully and intelligently state the personal impact of immigration laws to Speaker John Boehner (Nov. 15 Reporter).

Unfortunately, he chose to dismiss them by lying about his intentions. If he took more interest in his position as a representative, he could have honestly told them words to the effect of, “This is a complicated issue; there are impacts and considerations beyond just the immediate families, and that currently there are no plans to move the legislation….”

By outright misrepresenting his intentions, he sends a message that whatever action he contemplates is not supportable; why dismiss this with a lie? He also presents a poor representation of a high government official.

Bob McCoy, Southern Illinois University