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Racial tension simmers on Martha's Vineyard as Barack Obama arrives

Daily Telegraph | Aug. 20, 2009 (News Report)

When Barack Obama arrives on Martha's Vineyard for his first family holiday as president, he will enjoy the sparkling sea, salty air and fresh fish and clams.

And like others he will probably be unaware of the thousands of illegal immigrants the island relies on during its summer season.
But in the recession, a small army of dishwashers, gardeners and labourers, mostly from Brazil, has created a simmering tension with some locals and amid the ... Full Story »

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Derek Hawkins
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 by Derek Hawkins - Sep. 12, 2009

Worthless. The author pulls from the comments sections of local news websites for quotes -- a worse than amateur mistake. There's also no data behind the story's claims about tension between the immigrants -- where they come from, how many there are, where they work -- and the island's citizens. A better writer could have made this story relevant, but as it stands this adds nothing to any discussion of immigration or race.

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