FBI: Hate Crimes Against Hispanics on the Rise

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Published : Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011, 7:19 PM EST

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PHOENIX - In Arizona, there was a rise in tension following the passage of SB 1070. Protesters on both sides of the issues faced off -- and sometimes things got heated.

Now, a new FBI report shows that hate crimes against Hispanics are on rise. They’re up significantly since 2003.

Some will tell you there are signs of anti-Latino sentiments everywhere, and today we came across one on a wall in central Phoenix.

“What were they thinking? To not only have that opinion is racist and impossible, but to put that on somebody else wall is inexcusable,â€