Faceoff over civil rights and immigration legalities

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

[billorites]

"It appears there are lots of pro illegal signs and just a couple anti illegal people out there. Is this the case?"

Well, it was the pro-immigrant's protest after all. They organized it all and delivered the petitions to Chamberlain. I didn't hear about it until yesterday morning on the local NPR station.

There's no question but that public opinion around here is fully behind Chief Chamberlain.

[ozarkgirl]

There's no question but that public opinion around here is fully behind Chief Chamberlain.

I'm very glad to hear that. I wrote him a short email and was very surprised to get a personal response.

[NewRomeTacitus]

"Everyone in the United States of America, regardless of immigration status, is entitled to equal protection under our nation's laws," Velez said...Theo Amani of the NH Immigrants Rights Task Force stressed "The chief is there to enforce the law, not create the law."

"Methinks the boy Theo has gotten himself confused between his friend creating Constitutional laws that aren't there and the chief's attempts to uphold the real ones. It's going to take more than 23 minutes to straighten him out."

[Happy2BMe]

This man is a partiot deserving of our help . .

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Arnie Alpert, right, listens to Russell Cook, left, as Bruce Miller looks on in the parking lot of the New Ipswich police station yesterday. Cook was praising Police Chief W. Garrett Chamberlain for charging an illegal immigrant with trespassing, while Alpert was joined by about 30 critics saying the trespassing charge is unjust and unconstitutional. (AP)

Despite efforts yesterday of a group of protesters — armed with a letter signed by 200 sympathizers — New Ipswich Police Chief W. Garrett Chamberlain said he would not budge on his stance against allowing illegal immigrants in town.

"I will not subscribe to the open-borders philosophy," Chamberlain told a crowd of about 30 members of the New Hampshire Immigrant Rights Task Force yesterday.

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Chief W. Garrett Chamberlain
NEW IPSWICH POLICE DEPARTMENT
659 Turnpike Road
PO Box 439
New Ipswich, NH 03071
Phone: 603-878-2771
Fax: 603-878-4675
E-Mail: 901@nipd.net

[Happy2BMe]

This man speaks for millions of Americans who are prepared to dig in their heels against the illegal alien invasion.

Support him if you can.

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"I will not subscribe to the open-borders philosophy," Chamberlain told a crowd of about 30 members of the New Hampshire Immigrant Rights Task Force yesterday.