Arrests in Beatings of Latino Immigrants

CNN reports that two men have been arrested for the brutal attacks on Latino immigrants in Tifton in south Georgia http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/05/georgia.killings.ap/index.html The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the suspects were African American and suggested that the crimes are a symptom of the Black/Brown tensions that have resulted in the rural South with the increase in mexican migration in recent years.  Investigators stated that the home invasion crimes may have been directed at undocumented immigrants because they are more likley to keep relatively large sums of money at home because of the difficulties in opening bank accounts.  See Bill Tirpy, “Tifton Arrests Reflect Chasm,” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Oct. 6, 2005, at 1C.