Posted on 04/07/2007 5:13:09 PM PDT by moneyrunner
VIRGINIA BEACH - Because one Hispanic person is accused of causing a tragic accident, Monica Restrepo said, she now frets that many will be judged and be the brunt of insults.
"We're very worried about what's going to happen to all of us in the community," said Restrepo, who owns the decade-old La Tapatia, believed to be one of the first Latin American grocery stores in the city.
Restrepo and other local Hispanics this week expressed their sympathy for the families of two Virginia Beach girls killed in a car crash March 30. But they also couldn't mask their concern over a possible backlash against both legal and illegal immigrants.
They fear that because of Alfredo Ramos, people will categorize all Hispanics as drunken drivers and unauthorized immigrants. Ramos, 22, is charged with aggravated involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of Alison Kunhardt, 17, and Tessa Tranchant, 16. He had a record of three alcohol-related convictions in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake and had entered the country from Mexico illegally.
Many Hispanics said the public response to the incident has been incorrectly centered on Ramos' immigration status instead of on drunken-driving laws and penalties.
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Right. I think the main focus should be on the issue of drunk driving with the immigrant status secondary. The driver, Ramos, had a history of drunk driving. Regardless of immigration status, drunk drivers eventually wind up injuring and/or killing others on the road.
“...unauthorized immigrants...
Snort. Haven’t seen that one before.”
The newspapers here in Arizona will NOT use the word “illegal” under any circumstances. Only aliens or immigrants.
In fact it came out today that after we voters voted to check/verify suspected illegals who were convicted of a crime, the dem lesbo-gov through her people issued a memo to DO NOT VERIFY!
I think Mr Clarks’ son was also killed in the crash if Im right. It is a shame that this happens to anyone.Here in atlanta people are hit and killed by these people and the first thing they do if they are not injured is make a run back for the border. This just infuriates me to no end.
How about "pre-amnestied newcomers"?
If it walks like a duck...
If it quacks like a duck...
A little slack here guys - this Hispanic with admirable family values was driving to his job to do the work Americans won’t do. Do you know how hard it is to buy a fake SS number and phony driver’s license and find a good boss who’s willing to pay slave wages off the books and skip taxes and workmans comp and medical insurance?
It would drive anyone to drink. Have a heart. The dems and RINOs and Karl Rove and the unions and the Chamber of Commerce say these guys are improving America, so who are you to complain?
sarc off
The girls would also be alive if the government would deport these illegals when they commit crimes.
It is mandantory for our kids to take drivers ed before getting a license. Illegals don’t know the basic rules of the road in the US because they don’t take drives ed like we do. This has to contribute to all the accidents they cause.
OK, I’ll plead guilty to not knowing what “banana boat” meant as well as the chronology of PR “citizenship”.
So I’ll change it to “Geraldo wants to play anchor-babee to any “hispanic” who needs one.
Vietnam is long-gone, so is OJ, so is Gary Condit, and he is changing his colors re the WOT, so he’s got to do something, and as usual it’s at someone elses expense. He’s a cheapshot artist thru and thru.
It’s actually a misdemeanor.
I’m Hispanic.
Deport them.
I’m anglo...deport all the Irish, German, English and Russian trespassers too!
country? They are citizens but have none voting right in Congress and can't partipate in Presidential elections.
Wrong. It's not a felony to enter this country illegally.
Being Hispanic makes you an authority on this issue?
That would be “document challenged”
ROFL
They are illegal aliens........
They are not immigrants of any type...
I think rbosque is trying to say that not all Hispanics want illegal immigrants here.
There are posters who will say why doesn’t the Hispanic community stand up against illegal immigration. Well one did.
I think you're right. And I'm not even Hispanic.
American citizens get arrested if they happen to go somewhere that they are “unauthorized” to be......
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