Letter to the editor: Democrats no longer for working class

I feel that today’s Democratic Party is no longer the party of the working class like it used to be. Now it seems to be the party of the rich, which includes big tech, Wall Street and celebrities. It also includes government employees, mainstream media and certain “identity” groups.

I am very dismayed that the Democrats seem to be becoming the party that punishes working people. On his very first day in office, President Biden revoked the construction permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, which resulted in the elimination of 11,000 jobs, the majority being good-paying union tradesman jobs. I wonder if the party no longer supports private sector union jobs, just public employee unions.

Biden also halted construction of the Mexico border wall, which also resulted in the loss of many jobs. More importantly, I fear the Democrats’ agenda includes the encouragement of illegal immigration and amnesty for the undocumented, which will lead to higher unemployment and lower wages for the American citizens who can least afford it. Rich members of the Democratic Party are in favor of lower wages so that their businesses earn higher profits. Indeed, rich tech companies would rather import lower-paid tech workers from India than hire Americans.

It’s becoming clear to me that Democrats no longer support the working class.

Ken Kretschman

Crafton