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another illegals are victims of
racism sob story -
Tensions escalate at
anti-illegal immigrant
rally in Shenandoah
By Erin Negley
Reading Eagle
State police stood between anti-illegal immigration demonstrators in
Shenandoah and women carrying a Mexican flag as the groups argued
Saturday.
Tension escalated after Crystal A. Dillman, the fiancee of an illegal
Mexican immigrant slain the borough in July, and the women
walked into the rally carrying a Mexican flag.
The two sides argued, troopers standing between them until the
women left.
The demonstration was one of two staged by groups gathered a few
blocks apart Saturday night. Organizers of both groups said they
trying to bring Shenandoah together.
While one gathering centered on ending illegal immigration, the
other celebrated diversity.
Both were organized in the aftermath of the death of Luis E. Ramirez.
Three teenagers have been charged with fatally beating Ramirez
on July 12. The Schuylkill County case has drawn attention
nationwide after prosecutors and witnesses said the beating was
racially motivated and because Ramirez was in the country illegally.
Dan Smeriglio called for a "pro-America, pro-immigration and
pro-immigration enforcement rally" at Shenandoah's Babe Ruth
Field.
Last year, he founded Voice of the People, a group based in Hazleton,
Luzerne County, that opposes illegal immigration.
Discussion about the Ramirez case has been too one-sided, Smeriglio
said.
Groups come from around the country to stage events there and to
put their message across, he said before the rally began.
"I don't think it's right," he said. "It's opportunistic and very wrong
and I think it's very vain of them to use this one tragedy as their token
flag to wave because of this fight in this country about illegal
immigration. We're confronting that. We're here peacefully."
He asked a few speakers to talk about illegal immigration and show the
people of Shenandoah they live in a great place. The speakers asked
the crowd to sign up for a volunteer crime watch and join a political
action group.
The rally wasn't called to support the teens involved in Ramirez's
death, Smeriglio said.
"The crime was unfortunate, unnecessary and wrong, and obviously,
we're against that," he said.
State police from five barracks watched the rally sites, and a state
police helicopter flew over Smeriglio's rally, which attracted about
200 people.
No arrests were made, Cpl. George E. Peach said.
Across town, the pastors at Kahillat Israel Non-Denominational Christian
Church and two borough residents organized a unity event. About 80
people gathered at the church to pray, sing, eat and sign a "Shenandoah
United We Stand" banner.
"This is to celebrate the different cultures and backgrounds and to truly
celebrate that," resident LouAnn Pleva said. ( * And they wonder
why church attendance is declining fast in the White
community. Nobody wants to hear you preach the state
mandated religion of Diversity anymore. Isn't there a
separation of church and state ???!!!)
*Now grab a Kleenex ! Sob story in 3..2...1...-
Before the first bilingual prayer began, Wendell P. Smith, of Carlisle,
Cumberland County, said he traveled to Shenandoah to do something
positive about his frustration with the anti-illegal immigration movement.
"I've been reading my e-mail about ICE (Immigration and Customs
Enforcement) raids and hate crimes against Hispanics all across the
country," said Smith, a Spanish-language professor at Dickinson College.
"And this is in my backyard." ( Well "Professor" ,maybe your
illegal alien friends shouldn't sneak in then. And cease using
the racial hate card, when your pals at MECHA and La Raza
are the true racists.)
http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=104240
Shenandoah and women carrying a Mexican flag as the groups argued
Saturday.
Tension escalated after Crystal A. Dillman, the fiancee of an illegal
Mexican immigrant slain the borough in July, and the women
walked into the rally carrying a Mexican flag.
The two sides argued, troopers standing between them until the
women left.
The demonstration was one of two staged by groups gathered a few
blocks apart Saturday night. Organizers of both groups said they
trying to bring Shenandoah together.
While one gathering centered on ending illegal immigration, the
other celebrated diversity.
Both were organized in the aftermath of the death of Luis E. Ramirez.
Three teenagers have been charged with fatally beating Ramirez
on July 12. The Schuylkill County case has drawn attention
nationwide after prosecutors and witnesses said the beating was
racially motivated and because Ramirez was in the country illegally.
Dan Smeriglio called for a "pro-America, pro-immigration and
pro-immigration enforcement rally" at Shenandoah's Babe Ruth
Field.
Last year, he founded Voice of the People, a group based in Hazleton,
Luzerne County, that opposes illegal immigration.
Discussion about the Ramirez case has been too one-sided, Smeriglio
said.
Groups come from around the country to stage events there and to
put their message across, he said before the rally began.
"I don't think it's right," he said. "It's opportunistic and very wrong
and I think it's very vain of them to use this one tragedy as their token
flag to wave because of this fight in this country about illegal
immigration. We're confronting that. We're here peacefully."
He asked a few speakers to talk about illegal immigration and show the
people of Shenandoah they live in a great place. The speakers asked
the crowd to sign up for a volunteer crime watch and join a political
action group.
The rally wasn't called to support the teens involved in Ramirez's
death, Smeriglio said.
"The crime was unfortunate, unnecessary and wrong, and obviously,
we're against that," he said.
State police from five barracks watched the rally sites, and a state
police helicopter flew over Smeriglio's rally, which attracted about
200 people.
No arrests were made, Cpl. George E. Peach said.
Across town, the pastors at Kahillat Israel Non-Denominational Christian
Church and two borough residents organized a unity event. About 80
people gathered at the church to pray, sing, eat and sign a "Shenandoah
United We Stand" banner.
"This is to celebrate the different cultures and backgrounds and to truly
celebrate that," resident LouAnn Pleva said. ( * And they wonder
why church attendance is declining fast in the White
community. Nobody wants to hear you preach the state
mandated religion of Diversity anymore. Isn't there a
separation of church and state ???!!!)
*Now grab a Kleenex ! Sob story in 3..2...1...-
Before the first bilingual prayer began, Wendell P. Smith, of Carlisle,
Cumberland County, said he traveled to Shenandoah to do something
positive about his frustration with the anti-illegal immigration movement.
"I've been reading my e-mail about ICE (Immigration and Customs
Enforcement) raids and hate crimes against Hispanics all across the
country," said Smith, a Spanish-language professor at Dickinson College.
"And this is in my backyard." ( Well "Professor" ,maybe your
illegal alien friends shouldn't sneak in then. And cease using
the racial hate card, when your pals at MECHA and La Raza
are the true racists.)
http://www.readingeagle.com/article.aspx?id=104240
