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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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Samuel Smith
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 by Samuel Smith - Sep. 6, 2011

I liked how he had one quote from the guy who comented on the site who bashed the brazilians and blamed them for the car crash. Then had a a quote from an opposite view who didn't blame Brazilians for her death. The tie to Obama is not very strong. He used Obama's vacation as an excuse to talk about imigration at Martha's Vineyard, even though Obama was there for vacation not immigration reform.

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