Report Cites an Atmosphere of Ethnic Hatred in Suffolk County


By KIRK SEMPLE
Published: September 2, 2009

An environment of racial intolerance and ethnic hatred, fostered by anti-immigrant groups and some public officials, has helped fuel dozens of attacks on Latinos in Suffolk County during the past decade, says a report issued Wednesday by the Southern Poverty Law Center, an organization that tracks hate groups around the country.
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