More on the Hate on Staten Island

Michael Cohen of City Limits follows up on the spate of violence against Latina/o immigrants on Staten Island, which has been previously repoorted on ImmigrationProf:  “As a national debate erupted over Arizona’s controversial immigration law this summer, a simmering anti-Mexican sentiment appeared to explode in Staten Island’s Mexican enclave, Port Richmond. Ten of the 21 Staten Island cases investigated as hate crimes this year involve attacks on Mexicans in the neighborhood. Most victims report being robbed, beaten and peppered with ethnic slurs.” (emphasis added).

KJ