Puerto Ricans and other Hispanics at the INS should watch themselves. The next time their racist buddies turn on a group, it could very well be their own. I congratulate Mr. Ramirez for his exceptional courage and will be praying for his safety. I am writing to commend New Times on its willingness to expose the tactics used by the government against its own employees when they dare to speak the truth about what is going on in federal agencies. It is worse than a shame that in our country, which holds itself out to be the world leader in human rights and which was founded on the premise of free speech, our very own governmental agencies are intolerant of cultural diversity and actively seek to destroy the lives of those employees who stand up for what is right.
Discrimination is rampant in all federal agencies.
My heart goes out to Ricardo Ramirez and his family. I know of far too many cases in which federal agencies have destroyed the lives of employees and their families who have spoken out. Please continue to expose the tactics used by government to silence the truth so we Americans can move our country and our government to a point where cultural diversity is honored and we truly achieve our forefathers' vision of free speech. I also greatly applaud New Times for publishing this story. Most elements of the so-called media have done their best to hide such incidents of corruption and lack of ethics in government agencies.