Nov 13 2008
The Future of Immigration Reform in Wake of Hate Crime
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A thirty seven year old immigrant was killed recently in Long Island by 7 teenagers, in an incident that police are acknowledging as a hate crime. Marcello Lucero was stabbed to death on November 8th by Patchogue-Medford High School students who were apparently “wanting to beat up some Mexicans.” Lucero arrived in the US …
A thirty seven year old immigrant was killed recently in Long Island by 7 teenagers, in an incident that police are acknowledging as a hate crime. Marcello Lucero was stabbed to death on November 8th by Patchogue-Medford High School students who were apparently “wanting to beat up some Mexicans.” Lucero arrived in the US …
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