Southern Poverty Law Center Report Tells What Latinos in Suffolk County Know and Live
5:21 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · Immigration| New York| Violence
2 Sep 2009
Todos somos Marcelo Lucero. We are all Marcelo Lucero.
That’s the reality that Latino immigrants in Suffolk County, New York have been living with for a while now. Just two weeks ago, another life was nearly lost in the Long Island community of Patchogue. The idea of immigration reform coming in 2010 offers no comfort for those, who according to a report to be relased later today live in a : Climate of Fear: Latino Immigrants in Suffolk County, N.Y.
The report will show what those of us who live in immigrant communities have been saying for years, that as new groups move in, especially immigrants of color, residents are less than welcoming. Instead of making room for us in that melting pot, we are run off the road, beaten, killed.
So while the Obama administration postures behind all the Latino names it has brought into the beltway, off the Long Island Expressway, those with Spanish last names live in fear of losing their lives.
I look forward to reading the full report (I think the gmail failure of yesterday put me behind on getting an early copy). Pero at 10:30 this morning there will be a press conference in Hauppauge to release the report and to announce a bilingual hotline – (800) 328-2322 set up by LatinoJustice-PRLDEF to take calls from victims and witnesses of crimes, especially hate crimes, on Long Island against Latinos.
Hola!
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