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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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Kayla McIntosh
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 by Kayla McIntosh - Oct. 9, 2010

I felt that this article did a poor job in providing proper sources for their arguments. The mentioning of President Obama's arrival to the vineyard seem inappropriate and how they tried to time him back into the story at the very end was random and defective. I sensed a bit of bias throughout the article in regards to the immigrants especially the Brazilians that reside near Martha's Vineyard. Overall, the article left me with a substantial amount of questions and a puzzled reaction to the mention of President Obama

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