Faceoff over civil rights and immigration legalities

Manchester Union Leader ^ | May 24, 2005 | By STEPHEN SEITZ and DAN McLEAN

[MA~Bear]

Here is the link to the PD to show your support. You can also read about the case that started this, the link is on the front page.
http://www.nipd.net/

Bear :-)

[billorites]

I drove by this yesterday in New Ipswich. Pretty low-key.

Chamberlain's an impressive young guy. Well spoken, very respective and good-humored.

Can you find the Quaker lady?

[NH Red]

I stopped yesterday and talked to the gentleman holding the one dissenting sign. Wish I could have stayed with my own sign but work calls unlike most of the protesters there.

[ozarkgirl]

Thanks for the link, hope many will write short and supportive messages. He is a just and brave man to take this on knowing he will have to face the music on the "other side" of this issue.

[ozarkgirl]

It appears there are lots of pro illegal signs and just a couple anti illegal people out there. Is this the case? I certainly hope they can muster more on the anti illegal side since 80% of American's want to secure the border.

[sgtbono2002]

I hope he went through the crowd and checked those in attendance for their green cards.

[azhenfud]

Valez needs to keep in mind - it is one's right to break the law - if they wish to suffer the consequences. Don't like the consequences? tough until we change the law.

[kcvl]

The protesters, who called themselves a Human Rights Caravan, carried signs with messages like: “No Human Being is Illegal,” “Undocumented Immigrants Pay Taxes, is that illegal?” and “You Can’t Trespass on Public Property.”

“We are representing communities across the state and don’t want the message sent that this is what New Hampshire is all about,” said Mark MacKenzie, president of N.H. AFL-CIO, just before leaving for Hudson. “All people who come here should be protected.”

Among those present was Escobar. “We’re here just to work, not be treated as criminals,” he said.

Jim Giddings of Greenville, “People are coming here to earn a living,” he added. “Their option is to sneak across the border to get a job.”

State Rep. Hector Velez of Manchester, speaking for New Hampshire Immigrants Rights Task Force, read from a prepared statement, and said his organization was “deeply troubled by the arrests here and in Hudson,” and said it was an “unjust denial of human rights.”

Peter Buchanan of Dover, “People who are undocumented come here for better opportunities, the same as our ancestors did. They want to work to support their families. The way he is going about it is negative. It is racial profiling.”

[sdpatriot]

>>>Chamberlain said the response he's had has been overwhelmingly positive.

"I'd say about 700 positive e-mails and loads of letters," he said. "One that sticks out is from a World War II veteran who wrote me that, up until he saw this story, he thought that his service had been for nothing."<<<<


God bless that veteran..

and Thank You Officer Chamberlain, you have renewed my faith in Law Enforcement.. i wish there were a million more like you. God bless you and stay safe.

[HiJinx]

Ma~bear, thanks for this link, where we can send a note of support to Chief Chamberlain.

[junta]

Who funds this "task force?" Whoever does needs a good anal exam, metaphorically speaking.

[DumpsterDiver]

Let me add this to your post:

New Ipswich, NH Police Department.
659 Turnpike Road
PO Box 439
New Ipswich, NH 03071
Phone: 603-878-2771
Fax:603-878-4675

If you would like to send your comments about the illegal alien situation to Chief Chamberlain, click here. ( 901@nipd.net )

[DumpsterDiver]

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[JoeBob]

Here is a copy of the e-mail I sent to Chief Chamberlain. He said he had received 700 e-mails and many letters. I hope that in the end he receives many thousands of e-mails and letters. It only takes a minute to send an e-mail through the link posted by MA~Bear. Dear Chief Chamberlain, We sent an e-mail earlier, to which you kindly repied. We wish at this time to re-affirm our support for your actions toward illegal aliens trespassing on America. We again applaud your courage and fortitude. Do not let the politically correct fools disuade you from your path. Something must be done to stop the flood of illegals before the American culture is totally destroyed. Thank you for standing up for all of us.

[LibFreeOrDie]

I'm a Hudson, NH, resident, and I sent a note of support to Chief Gendron last week. I received 2 replies: one from the department communications person saying that they've received only positive remarks, and another just now from Chief Gendron saying that they will remain committed to this cause.

[3AngelaD]

This guy rocks. He is a true hero. And he's not exactly ugly either. The people in his community are very lucky.

[3AngelaD]

Can you find Granny Clampett?

[billorites]

"Can you find Granny Clampett?"

That Quaker lady is a neighbor of mine here in town and teaches at the local Quaker school.

She's very nice, but politically the Quakers tend to skew a tiny bit to the left.

[billorites]

"I hope he went through the crowd and checked those in attendance for their green cards."

I can assure you he did not.

I was struck by how respectful and polite the protestors were and by how professional and courteous the chief was as well.

The whole thing reflected well on those involved.