Chamberlain's an impressive young guy. Well spoken, very respective and good-humored.
Can you find the Quaker lady?
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 :-)
Chamberlain's an impressive young guy. Well spoken, very respective and good-humored.
Can you find the Quaker lady?
I hope he went through the crowd and checked those in attendance for their green cards.
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.
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.”
>>>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.
Who funds this "task force?" Whoever does needs a good anal exam, metaphorically speaking.
ping
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.
This guy rocks. He is a true hero. And he's not exactly ugly either. The people in his community are very lucky.
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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
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.