Letter to BS: Concern for immigrants cannot outweigh national security

I agree with your editorial “Don’t repeat the mistake” (September 17) that the issue of citizenship shouldn't be subjected to casual and petty political considerations. However, due care has to be taken about realities such as capacities of our land, number of available jobs and the limitations of our social fabric. 

The idea of welcoming every single person who crosses over into India is noble but who will create resources required to accommodate lakhs of Bangladeshis and Rohingyas? Compassion and empathy for desperate, persecuted people have to be supported by practical considerations. We cannot absorb unlimited number of migrants and provide