...oppose illegal immigration, liberals accuse conservatives of hypocrisy because of their support for 6-year-old Elian Gonzalez in this immigration case. Cubans can legally seek political asylum if they make it to America. There is no inconsistency...

The raid on the home of Elian Gonzalez' great uncle Lazaro Gonzales...don't let them take me!" as Elian Gonzalez did.) I don't think this tactic...isn't Cuba. Come to think of it, Elian Gonzalez will be a lot safer there. No...

...Immigration and Naturalization Service in seizing Elian Gonzalez. This violent and arrogant display of government...warranted by the law. There was no court order to seize Elian Gonzalez. When President Bill Clinton and Attorney General...

...Before I moved to Miami, I always had the view that Miami was the epicenter of everything, like the hanging chads and Elian Gonzalez," Marlins President David Samson said. "There's always something going on in Miami. And now that I've lived...

In spite of The Chronicle's radical right-wing criticism of Attorney General Janet Reno's action in Miami, I am thankful, as are most Americans, for what she did to rescue a 6-year-old boy and reunite him with the only person on the face of the earth who has the God-given right to decide his future: his dad.\rPaul L. Cook, Augusta

Re the Jan. 27 letter by John Hopkins: Elian Gonzalez should go back to Cuba. His "natural" father is alive and well in Cuba, Elian's home. No one has demonstrated that Elian...

...is safe and not being abused. Using such force to resolve a civil matter makes Americans uneasy, as it should. Elian Gonzalez, the 6-year-old who has become the center of a hurricane of national debate, was pulled screaming from his relatives...

...me. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno is, at a minimum, guilty of being dishonest with the Miami relatives of Elian Gonzalez and deserves at least some criticism. As to Mr. Cook's comments regarding the "rescue," perhaps he could explain...

...follow the law when it suits their purposes. However, I, along with the majority of Americans, agree that in the Elian Gonzalez seizure there was no alternative to using force. After all, the 6-year-old boy legally belongs to Juan Miguel...

...petty, sniveling malcontents and people need to, well, cheer up. So many people want to complain about the flag, Elian Gonzalez and Attorney General Janet Reno, and that great cartoon - issues that have no real bearing on anyone's life. If...