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Conn. Town Struggles With Illegal Immigrants
Fox News ^ | Thursday, April 28, 2005

Posted on 04/28/2005 7:10:25 PM PDT by NRA Patriot 1976

DANBURY, Conn. — This middle-class New England suburb is nowhere near an international border but it still has the illegal immigration problems familiar to cities like San Diego and Tucson, Ariz. Mayor Mark Boughton (search) blames the government for his town's inability to cope with 15,000 illegal immigrants, approximately 19 percent of the overall population. "This is one community that has been incredibly stressed by failed federal policy and we need help," said Boughton. Because the illegal residents aren't counted in the U.S. census, Danbury (search) doesn't receive any federal aid for them. "In terms of our social services, this presents a tremendous strain, particularly on quality of life of our neighborhoods, our schools our health care system," Boughton said. Residents complain the influx is killing property values. Homeowner Peter Gadiel said neighbors are fed up. "They're blue collar workers and their whole life savings is tied up in their house and they're seeing their neighborhood being destroyed." The mayor says he wants state police officers to be deputized as federal immigration officers — giving them access to a federal database and helping them track illegal immigrants. But Connecticut's attorney general said Boughton needs the approval of the governor and others before that can happen. Boughton has set up a task force to inspect neighborhoods that have received a lot of complaints about buildings housing illegal immigrants. In one home, the task force found 30 cots in the basement, each one being rented for $5 a night.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; US: Connecticut
KEYWORDS: aliens; illegalaliens; immigrantlist
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To: ran15

Lots of Protestants in Mexico these days as well, though not as many as in Brazil or Guatemala.


21 posted on 04/29/2005 12:45:10 AM PDT by Clemenza (I am NOT A NUMBER, I am a FREE MAN!!!)
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To: Clemenza

It has its share of 1-2 million dollar houses.


22 posted on 04/29/2005 12:51:00 AM PDT by Selkie ("There is nothing more galling to angry people than the coolness of those on whom they wish to vent)
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To: Selkie

In the Northeast, that is not surprising. The last nabe I lived in (Bay Ridge) was a historically blue collar enclave where modest single family homes were going for $500K+ and there were houses $1M+ near the water. Of course the fact that the houses were being purchased by Middle Easterners and Pakistanis, while the rentals were in many cases being filled by Ecuadorians and Mexicans, did not sit well with the long time resident tavern-sports-and-cigarette-tawk-like-dis set, the latter of which is common in Danbury as well.


23 posted on 04/29/2005 12:58:07 AM PDT by Clemenza (I am NOT A NUMBER, I am a FREE MAN!!!)
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To: NRA Patriot 1976

You's think the wealthy would take better care of their maids, gardeners and childcare workers.


24 posted on 04/29/2005 3:10:08 AM PDT by OpusatFR (I live in a swamp and reuse, recycle, refurbish, grow my own, ride a bike and vote GOP)
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To: Clemenza
I thought the lawns in Danbury were looking rather spiffy this year.
25 posted on 04/29/2005 3:31:00 AM PDT by Ol' Sox
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To: Clemenza
The wealthy folks in Greenwich and Westport don't give a sh-t. Places like Danbury are well off their radar screens.

What you said! There is no question at all that Danbury is considered a bad dream -- only a step above Bridgeport and a bit below Norwalk -- to the extent it enters into the Lower Fairfield County Consciousness. Their high school plays in the same league as the Gold Coast towns, but that's about the ONLY interaction for 95+% of LFC residents. The other 5% have ventured to the Danbury Mall once. Perhaps this is less true for Ridgefield and Wilton, which are closer to Danbury than to the coastline, but certainly Danbury might as well be Timbuktoo from Greenwich. I've lived here 20+ years and have been to Danbury perhaps half a dozen times: all for regional school music events for my kids.

26 posted on 04/29/2005 5:23:58 AM PDT by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Arabiam Esse Delendam -- Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit)
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To: Calico Cat

"I agree with you, Brilliant! Let this happen in Connecticut. Maybe when wealthy bleeding-hearts....."


Bla, bla, bla...

sure.

Well most of us here in Ct are not wealthy..

I'm not a bleeding heart either. The trades and small (legit) businesses have been decimated here by the enormous influx of illegals.

Think before you stereo(type).


27 posted on 04/29/2005 6:05:47 AM PDT by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: nutmeg; RaceBannon

A walk through the Danbury Mall these days leaves me questionning what Country I'm in.


28 posted on 04/30/2005 9:51:44 AM PDT by StarFan
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To: NRA Patriot 1976

I am bilingual in English/Spanish, a daughter of naturalized U.S. citizens who immigrated here legally over 40 years ago from South America. I too, refuse to speak Spanish to the illegal immigrants I encounter. In fact, I am appalled at the unabashed and shameless false sense of entitlement that the illegal immigrants have (especially those backed/sponsored/encouraged by the Mexican government) in regards to undeserved benefits/privileges and rewards of citizenship! How dare they (sin verguenzas) demand bilingual education, driver's licenses, free medical care, free public education, in-state college tuition rates? It is an affront to law-abiding families like mine. I've done my part to oppose illegal immigration both politically and at home. I have turned away contractors who have brought crews that c/n produce any type of identification, I have reported local businesses that are hiring and harboring illegal immigrants. Everyone should report any suspected illegal immigrants or suspicious immigration activity directly to DHS-ICE at 1-866-2ICE


29 posted on 12/15/2005 4:08:50 PM PST by contessa
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