Hate-filled Rhetoric May Obsure Immigration Concerns

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Marianne McCune
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

Farmingville, NY —

This weekend, members of some of the country's most vocal anti-immigrant groups will meet with a Farmingville organization that's been pushing for a federal crackdown. As WNYC?s Marianne McCune reports, some residents worry hate-filled rhetoric is obscuring real concerns.

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