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Concerns Over Immigrant Attacks In Staten Island
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Jaya Saxena
Published Apr 29, 2010
Modified Apr 29, 2010
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After one Mexican immigrant was attacked with a baseball bat in Port Richmond a few weeks ago, NY1 reports that two other Mexican men were attacked in the same way this past month, one on Clove Road on April 10th and the other on Castleton Avenue this past Sunday. Project Hospitality spokesman Terry Troia said, "You ask the question, why this level of violence? Why are Mexicans being targeted? Is this anti-immigrant, is this bias against Mexicans?...it's instilled fear in the community." Police don't believe the attacks are connected, and are only calling the attack against Rodolfo Olmedo a hate crime since racial slurs were not used in the other two attacks.
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