Letter: Bigotry distorts reality of ID card
Re: “Violence sparks rally against ID card” (April 2). We write to express our regret regarding the misguided but well-intentioned statements of the Community Watchdog Program and the Southern Connecticut Immigrant Reform in response to an incidence of rape that occurred last week.
Two representatives from the groups asserted that the Elm City ID Program is responsible for the influx of illegal immigrants, whom they claim have caused an increase in crime. This statement generalizes an entire demographic according to race and misconstrues the reality of the Elm City ID Program....
