N.Jersey protestors clash over illegal immigration

Reuters ^ | Aug 20, 5:49 PM (ET) | Jon Hurdle

[DogBarkTree]

RIVERSIDE, New Jersey (Reuters) - Opponents of a local law cracking down on illegal immigrants clashed on Sunday with residents chanting "go home" as both sides proclaimed their loyalty to the United States.

An estimated 300 to 400 people gathered outside the town hall to protest a recently passed ordinance that bans hiring or renting to illegal immigrants, who are accused of overburdening local services such as schools and hospitals without paying taxes.

The protesters, representing the largely Brazilian immigrant community of Riverside, were heckled by about 500 counter-demonstrators kept at bay by police on the other side of the town's main intersection.

As immigration supporters accused the town's council of racism, opponents chanted "USA, USA" and waved placards saying "Scram" and "Stop Illegal Immigration." A passing pickup truck drew loud cheers by flying a Confederate flag with the motto "The South Will Rise Again."

[DogBarkTree]

"The South Will Rise Again." You Southern folk oughta love that. This happened in New Jersey.

[freedumb2003]

Reuters picture (unretouched) of the fracas

[stan_sipple]

so the adminstration wont deal with illegals and our towns and states cant?

[Doctor Raoul]

A passing pickup truck drew loud cheers by flying a Confederate flag with the motto "The South Will Rise Again."

Driven by a Lebanese guy in Green Helment...

[mdittmar]

This sounds like faux news to me.

largely Brazilian immigrant community

A passing pickup truck drew loud cheers by flying a Confederate flag with the motto "The South Will Rise Again."

What timing,I lived in South Carolina for a year and never saw that.

Something smells.

[VeniVidiVici]

You Southern folk oughta love that. This happened in New Jersey.

Why should we care? It happened in New Jersey. ;)

Half of NYC lives down here now anyhow. Wonder if we can find a spot for them in New Jersey?

[Doctor Raoul]

Reuters reports 300-400 illegals vs 500 Americans.

You know that first number was inflated and the later one under estimated.

[Doctor Raoul]

Agree, something about that "visual" smells. South Jersey isn't a place where you see Confederate flags. It's a fairly PC place.

[proudofthesouth]

I'm waiting for the Klan or the John Birch Society to rise again. In the midsize southern city that I'm from, back in the '60's and '70's the Klan (in their robes with the hoods off) would stand at intersections and ask for donations.

[Renegade]

Most of Cape May County in South Jersey is below the Mason-Dixon Line !!

[PistolPaknMama]

as both sides proclaimed their loyalty to the United States.

So sorry. You cannot proclaim loyalty when you break the rules of whatever it is you profess to be loyal to. That makes you NOT LOYAL. Go home!!!!

[CindyDawg]

He may have been one of yalls, just trying to rile the Blacks, who have been very supportive of anti- illegal immigration.

[SkyPilot]

What a bunch of crappola! The reporters were just praying they could find some spin to show the opposing side to these illegals were "rednecks" (in New Jersey?) or something.

Perhaps someone should have made a banner out of this for them:

[Renegade]

Lots of Confederate Flags down here in Sout' Jerzee.

[PistolPaknMama]

I lived in South Carolina for a year and never saw that.

Well you shudda stayed for another year. :-)

[mdittmar]

I know nothing about Jersey but this is just to convenient.

[libbylu]

it's the south SHALL rise again. I bought a confederate flag at a yard sale a few years ago, thought i might never see one for sale again.

[PistolPaknMama]

That looks photo shopped except for the detail in the girl's pony tail. Definitely the guy in bottom center was added later.

[Doctor Raoul]

Lots of Confederate Flags down here in Sout' Jerzee.

Where would be "here"?

Camden? Cherry Hill? Wildwood?

[mdittmar]

Had to leave,the women were to pretty;)