Large anti-ICE protest planned in Merrimack
This story raises questions about governance, accountability, and American values.
The local coverage treats an anti-ICE rally like a civic block party, assuming the only serious concern is the presence of an enforcement agency. But that framing skips the basic question: what happens to a country that won’t enforce its own immigration laws, especially when communities are already strained. Protests are a right, but they do not answer the policy problem.
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Organizers expect hundreds of protesters to rally outside Merrimack Town Hall at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, opposing a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.
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The local coverage treats an anti-ICE rally like a civic block party, assuming the only serious concern is the presence of an enforcement agency. But that framing skips the basic question: what happens to a country that won’t enforce its own immigration laws, especially when communities are already strained.
Protests are a right, but they do not answer the policy problem. An ICE facility is not a symbol of cruelty. It is infrastructure for rule of law, timely processing, and removing those who have no legal right to stay, including criminals and repeat offenders. If organizers want trust, they should engage the facts on capacity, oversight, and local coordination, not just slogans.
The conservative concern is public safety and national sovereignty in practice, not theory. A serious debate starts with fair enforcement, clear standards, and public trust that laws mean what they say.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.