As We Lose Interest in Casinos Debate, the Illegal Immigration Debate Gains Steam

As We Lose Interest in Casinos Debate, the Illegal Immigration Debate Gains Steam. Point: “There are so many people being killed by these illegal aliens and crimes that are being committed that we decided we’re going forward and we’re going to get the resources that we need,” says Bristol County sheriff Thomas Hodgson. Counterpoint: “It’s terrible because they are using these cases to generalize, to criminalize the entire population of undocumented community in Massachusetts. And that is not fair,” says Patricia Montes, the executive director of Centro Presente, a Latin-American immigrant organization. [WBUR]