Anger erupts over illegal immigrants
Jason Spencer


GREER – The heat under the great melting pot has been turned up, and it’s about to boil over.

That was the feeling Monday night in this city’s public works building, where more than 300 people crammed into a hot room to speak their minds about illegal immigration. State Sen. Jim Ritchie, R-Spartanburg, is the chairman of an illegal immigration reform study committee and hosted the event. Other meetings will follow in upcoming weeks in Pendleton and Charleston.

Monday was a night full of anger, of fear, of feeling discouraged and fed up and of the occasional conspiracy theory - but mostly anger.

“It is an issue that affects every level of society - and we have to do whatever it takes to stop this illegal alien invasion,â€