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    Anti-illegal immig display draws shrugs at Elgin college

    Biased title... There are many excellent comments at the link, over 70. Looks like only two posters support the illegal immigrants. This sounds like a powerful display. There are two pictures at the link.


    Anti-illegal immigration display draws shrugs at Elgin college
    By Emily Krone | Daily Herald Staff


    A display meant to rile passions about the human cost of illegal immigration instead evoked tepid interest among Elgin Community College students.

    A steady, but small, stream of students stopped to gaze at a display of empty shoes, meant to represent victims of crimes involving illegal immigrants.

    The "Empty Shoes, Empty Hearts" display at Elgin Community College was the brainchild of Doug Heaton, co-founder of the Elgin-based Association for Legal Americans.

    "We're trying to find something that would spark some interest," Heaton said. "We're on the wrong side of what's popular."

    Mexican immigrant Jose, who declined to give his last name, observed the display with a shrug.

    "I see it as ignorant," he said. "But I wouldn't make a huge deal of it."

    Elgin Community College faculty also decided not to make a huge deal of the display. A few considered - but decided against - protesting.

    Others from the community went out of their way to see the display.

    Peter Ropinski came from Crystal Lake. His friend was killed by a drunken driver in the country illegally.

    "He had worked all his life to retire. He had bought a motorcycle and wanted to tour the country," Ropinski said. "He got killed just doing what he wanted to do."

    The immigration display will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday in the Jobe Lounge area of the college's Instruction Center.

    http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=187432


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    Typical liberal media response trying to downplay the tremendous human (and many other) costs of illegal immigration.
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