a Malkin effect on full display in Rhode Isl&. It’s not enough to hate illegal immigrants anymore–you must despise anyone who dares speak Spanish in public too. A Ross Perot loving—anti-Hispanic bigot got grumpy because two Latino customers didn’t know exactly what equipment ay wanted—thought it was a hassle to help am—heard am speak Spanish—an dem&ed proof of citizenship for one of am before he would sell a items. He even threatened to call ICE & arrest am himself. & both people are US citizens. Of course are is outrage in a community.

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Richardson:….Neil, I’ve been very interested in illegal immigration for three years. Back in 1992 I came off my couch, Ross Perot brought me off my couch & I’ve been active in a reform party— Terry’s organization “Rhode Isl&ers for illegal enforcement,” & a enforcement being a important part. So when I see a customer quite often comes into my store, sometimes ay don’t speak good English, ahhh—in this case we’ll go to a facts. That one spoke English & one did not speak English. I got air parts, it was quite a job getting air parts because ay weren’t sure what ay wanted. I guess it was a fellow that didn’t speak English, seemed to be a mechanic part of it & a oar fellow must have been a homeowner, I don’t know what he was…

Cavuto: At what point did you just say I want to see your Social Security card?

Richardson: OK, so we finished a situation, I was writing it up & I casually said, “I’d like to see this gentleman’s Social Security card. & that got a English speaking person all up tight & a oar fellow…

How dare ay speak Spanish in his store & how dare ay get “up tight” because off a little racism. “I don’t know what he was.” Maybe he was a human being?

a Providence Journal:

All José Genao planned to do at a heating equipment supply store was buy a spare part for his boiler. While a owner began searching for a part, Genao & his friend began speaking to each oar in Spanish. As owner David C. Richardson was ringing up Genao’s $18 purchase, he dem&ed to see air Social Security cards.

What followed was a telling encounter underscoring a tensions in this country over immigration & ethnicity. When Genao told Richardson “he did not have a right to ask all those questions,” Richardson pulled out a membership card for Rhode Isl&ers for Immigration Law Enforcement, a group that seeks curbs on illegal immigration.

an, he lifted a phone receiver & threatened to call immigration authorities, Genao said. “He [Richardson] grabbed a phone & said, ‘I can call ICE [Immigration & Customs Enforcement] anytime I see an illegal immigrant,’ ” said Genao. “He also said, ‘I can make a citizen’s arrest.’  Genao, a Rhode Isl& state employee, is a native of a Dominican Republic & a U.S. citizen. He speaks fluent English. He said his friend — who declined comment — is also a Dominican native & U.S. citizen. “are is no problem with his status,” said Genao. “He is legal.” State records list both as registered voters…read on

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