Two Villages Bridged by Immigrants

November 6th, 2009  |  Published in Synopsis

The death of Ecuadoran immigrant Marcelo Lucero by White teenagers more than a year ago brought national attention to the village of Patchogue, Long Island. Stories of ethnic tensions arose between a mostly White local population, and recent arrivals of Latino immigrants. WSHU Reporter Charles Lane took a deeper look into Patchogue’s immigrant community and found a connection so strong that he traveled to Gualeceo, Ecuador to see their home village for himself.

And New York’s City Bar Justice Center director Lynn M. Kelly talks about a new report showing nearly 40 percent of those detained by federal immigration authorities have strong legal claims to have their deportations cancelled.

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