Angry Letter in News Transcript

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Town must keep going after residential overcrowding
It seems to me from what I read in the papers that the Freehold Borough code enforcement department is trying to take a stand against illegal renters and overcrowding and making sure the landlords and homeowners are not overloading their rental properties from cellar to attic with hoards of illegal men, women and children.

The people of Freehold already know that the taxes they pay are supplementing every one of them and I for one would like to see the code enforcement office take even more of a proactive stand about this matter.

I personally complained by phone and went directly to the code enforcement office about the four homes/apartments on my block (Ann Street) that are loaded with illegal renters. The minivan taxi horns blasting in the morning, the constant surge of illegal renters coming and going 24/7 and I even watched people climb in and out of the windows.

There are many, many other incidents that I could mention but I am sure that everyone who lives in these neighborhoods have their own horror stories.

My guess is that code enforcement's hands are tied, even when they visited one of the homes/apartments on Ann Street and found that it was being rented illegally months ago to numerous renters.

To my surprise they are still there, coming and going 24/7, blasting the horns, climbing through the windows, and most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day. I just hope that the homes we own and have been working hard to pay the mortgage and taxes on has not been in vain.

I just hope that living in the borough and supporting the borough by paying the taxes for the schools and municipal budget has not been in vain.

If the value of the homes we own are dropping because of the economy that is one thing, but if the values are dropping from something we can control that is a travesty.

Borough officials need to recognize that not only my home, but the homes they own and live in along with the majority of the legal Freehold residents are going to be (to quote from a legal Freeholdian) "Our City of Ruin."

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What a letter! I have no idea who this person is, but his story has become all too familiar with those of us who live in this town.

The first thing that jumped out at me was where he lives- Anne street. Fourteen years ago when the wife and I were house hunting, we looked at homes over there. It was a very nice neighborhood. Everything we saw back then we well kept and nice. It is a shame to hear what it has become. It makes me wonder how many of the other homes we looked at in the borough have suffered the same fate. It also makes me wonder how much longer before my area is affected by the cancer we call rentals.

I also have to wonder if the author of this letter is what would be called a malcontent. After all, he sounds no different than the many people who participate on this site. Could he be a malcontent of the worst kind? The GOP kind? Who knows. We will have to find this guy and ask him.

I wonder if this author will be someone who stays and has faith in the town or will he choose to quietly leave like so many before him have? With the real estate market being soft, I hope this guy continues to fight for his area and continues to make noise. That is what we need more of in this town.

I do agree with him on a few things. The most important being that I too believe the town is not doing everything it can to fight the slumlords and their deviant tenants. The key work the author used was proactive. There are other proactive measures the town could be doing but are not.

Last but not least, this letter is worth cutting out and saving. I am reminded of many conversations I have had with people who are associated with this town but do not live here. So many of them will say that the borough is a good place and we really do not have bad problems. I would love to show them this letter and ask them how they would feel if they had to put up with this nonsense. How would they like to live in an area that was nice but is now going down hill? I would bet that if they had to put up with it, they would change their tune real quick.

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Time for Freehold to embrace new reality
The anti-immigrant crowd has spewed much hate in recent years. But it seems that Dave Landry managed to be all-encompassing during his xenophobic and ill-informed diatribe in his letter to the editor, ("Town Must Keep Going After Residential Overcrowding," News Transcript, March 12, 2008).

In his letter Mr. Landry accuses illegal immigrants of overcrowding, of living off his taxes, of blasting horns 24 hours a day, climbing through windows, and of course he says most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day.

Mr. Landry, how do you know these immigrants are illegal aliens?

Of course I tremble when questioning Mr. Landry's wellinformed and well-researched opinions, but I'll take my chances. Mr. Landry, where is the empirical evidence to substantiate your accusations that those engaging in these behaviors are illegal immigrants, and in this case Latino immigrants specifically?

Boy, this gentleman really has a vivid imagination, doesn't he? His hate-filled ethnocentric views are so closed-minded that he seems to be convinced that everyone engaged in this type of behavior is not only an immigrant, but an illegal immigrant as well, wait, let me rephrase that, "hordes of illegal men, women and children."

Mr. Landry, about the value of your homes, yes, they are dropping because of an economic downturn in the housing market as has been talked about in every news outlet for the past couple of years.

But more importantly, intolerant attitudes such as yours do more to damage the reputation of Freehold Borough than anything else, and certainly do not help with the value of the housing market, so before you criticize immigrants for bringing down property values in Freehold Borough, you might want to examine your own behavior and how your actions are bringing down the property value of hardworking homeowners in Freehold Borough.

It seems there is a fringe element

of a few individuals in Freehold Borough that is always embarking on some type of bigoted behavior and can't seem to

accept

change very readily.

Immigrants have been called promiscuous, they have been accused of being a quality of life issue, of loitering, and one of my favorites, of polluting the streets of "their" Freehold Borough by abandoning shopping carts through town. To this, we now need to add Mr. Landry's latest angry and misguided outburst.

You see, Dave Landry's illinformed comments are offensive to the great many hardworking people who are striving daily to provide a plate of hot food and a roof for their family.

Mr. Landry seems to be living in some sort of parallel universe with donkey blinders on. He seems unable or unwilling to accept the fact that his town is turning brown around him. It is time for Mr. Landry to stop living in the past and embrace the future; only then will he be able to experience the prosperous town that surrounds him.
Lazaro Cardenas
Deputy Director
Monmouth County Chapter
Latino Leadership Alliance
of New Jersey
Freehold Borough

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Time for Freehold to embrace new reality
The anti-immigrant crowd has spewed much hate in recent years. But it seems that Dave Landry managed to be all-encompassing during his xenophobic and ill-informed diatribe in his letter to the editor, ("Town Must Keep Going After Residential Overcrowding," News Transcript, March 12, 2008).

In his letter Mr. Landry accuses illegal immigrants of overcrowding, of living off his taxes, of blasting horns 24 hours a day, climbing through windows, and of course he says most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day.

Mr. Landry, how do you know these immigrants are illegal aliens?

Of course I tremble when questioning Mr. Landry's wellinformed and well-researched opinions, but I'll take my chances. Mr. Landry, where is the empirical evidence to substantiate your accusations that those engaging in these behaviors are illegal immigrants, and in this case Latino immigrants specifically?

Boy, this gentleman really has a vivid imagination, doesn't he? His hate-filled ethnocentric views are so closed-minded that he seems to be convinced that everyone engaged in this type of behavior is not only an immigrant, but an illegal immigrant as well, wait, let me rephrase that, "hordes of illegal men, women and children."

Mr. Landry, about the value of your homes, yes, they are dropping because of an economic downturn in the housing market as has been talked about in every news outlet for the past couple of years.

But more importantly, intolerant attitudes such as yours do more to damage the reputation of Freehold Borough than anything else, and certainly do not help with the value of the housing market, so before you criticize immigrants for bringing down property values in Freehold Borough, you might want to examine your own behavior and how your actions are bringing down the property value of hardworking homeowners in Freehold Borough.

It seems there is a fringe element

of a few individuals in Freehold Borough that is always embarking on some type of bigoted behavior and can't seem to

accept

change very readily.

Immigrants have been called promiscuous, they have been accused of being a quality of life issue, of loitering, and one of my favorites, of polluting the streets of "their" Freehold Borough by abandoning shopping carts through town. To this, we now need to add Mr. Landry's latest angry and misguided outburst.

You see, Dave Landry's illinformed comments are offensive to the great many hardworking people who are striving daily to provide a plate of hot food and a roof for their family.

Mr. Landry seems to be living in some sort of parallel universe with donkey blinders on. He seems unable or unwilling to accept the fact that his town is turning brown around him. It is time for Mr. Landry to stop living in the past and embrace the future; only then will he be able to experience the prosperous town that surrounds him.
Lazaro Cardenas
Deputy Director
Monmouth County Chapter
Latino Leadership Alliance
of New Jersey
Freehold Borough

I just want to say good job to Laz! He has effectively demonstrated why the town council and Mayor are foolish for appointing LLA or Casa Freehold to any committee. He has shown why it is is foolish for the governing body to waste time in any talks with the LLA. Laz has done a better job of showing this than any of us ever could.

Why? Laz's letter is self evident. He represents his group well by not showing an ounce of respect for the lawful legal residents of our town. I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks.


I hope the Mayor remembers this the next time he calls people who would rather work with him malcontents. We were right.

[novillero]

"Donkey blinders" is meant as an insult as he called Mr. Landry an jacka$$. In this country, the phrase is simply "blinders" and always reference is made to a horse.

The rest of the letter really speaks for itself.

[novillero]

Brian, yes, this is who the mayor and council have chosen to lie down with. the old saying is that when you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

[casualreader]

Freehold Voice Dudes and Dudettes:

I had a frightening moment late this morning. My girlfriend calls me everyday to see if I am progressing with school work or just being lazy.

Today when I picked up the telephone she sounded stern.

"Am I sleeping with Laz Cardenas?"

"What?" -- I responded.

"Am I sleeping with Laz Cardenas?"

"I certainly hope not," I responded a little puzzled and annoyed.

And then to throw in a little Casual humor I added -- "And, I hope you haven't slept with Eliot Spitzer, either. Or for that matter with Jim and Dina McGreevey."

She started laughing and then she told me to take a look at the PEOPLE`Board -- I corrected her and told her it is the Freehiold Voice but Brian is too lazy to redo the board.

"Whatever, take a look at the board -- I better not find out I am sleeping with Laz Cardenas."

I blew her a kiss over the phone and hung up and looked at the board.

Jeffham dude -- I know you are an angry man but you are creating serious problems in my personal life. I am not Laz Cardenas, although I have to admit that was one great letter he wrote. Gave Landry (whoever he is) an A S S whupping.

I called my girlfriend back to reassure her. It isn't easy being in love with Casual.

I told my lovely that I in fact was not Laz, but I told her if our relationship is too work she has to get used to people calling me names and trying to guess my identity.

I have been called Holly. I have been called Ali.

I have been called Freydude. I have been called the Great Baldwin.

My sexuality has been questioned. My patriotism has been questioned.

I have been called every name possible.

It comes with the territory. I love the borough. I love this message board.

It is the price we have to pay I tell my girl. Like Mary Jane Watson -- in love with Spiderman (Peter Parker) -- she is willing to live with the positives and negatives of sleeping with Casual.
She may be the real thing. Perhaps, I fall in love too easily?

Casually NOT Laz Cardenas

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Readers,

Go back and really read both Dave's and Laz's letters. Read them back to back and see how Laz has responded. It is quite pathetic!

Dave did not mention skin color, race, national origin etc. Laz on the other hand turned the subject toward race very quickly. Very typical of people who have nothing intelligent to add! Laz did not even adress what Dave wrote!

Whereas Dave opines as most people in our town do, Laz manages to turn it around and play blame the victim. Laz makes no mention of what the laws are, nor respects them, fails to recognize the real concerns that the law abiding tax payers have, and dehumanizes Dave for daring to have concerns.

And Laz is an officer in the LLA? An organization that is supposed to help people and one would think would want harmony and healing? Laz is taking a backward approach. The Monmouth County LLA should really get a better spokes person. Laz blew it again. This is not the first time.

[casualreader]

Brian Dude:

Mr. Landry uses code words to address race and ethnicity.

We all know that the majority of immigrants in Freehold Borough are Mexicans or other Hispanics. In his letter he accuses most of the immigrant community of participating in illegal activities on a regular basis.

Here is a sample:

To my surprise they are still there, coming and going 24/7, blasting the horns, climbing through the windows, and most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day. I just hope that the homes we own and have been working hard to pay the mortgage and taxes on has not been in vain.

If one is to believe Landry all the immigrants in the borough are illegal and all of them are involved in illegal activities of various sorts 24/7.

The fact you do not see a racial/ethnic undertone to his letter boggles the Casual One's mind.

I know some white boys that honk their horns early in the morning or late at night. White people never climb through windows when they lock themselves out of the house? Only immigrants are guilty of this?

White people do not take taxis?

Casually Deciphering the Code

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casualreader said:

Brian Dude:

Mr. Landry uses code words to address race and ethnicity.

We all know that the majority of immigrants in Freehold Borough are Mexicans or other Hispanics. In his letter he accuses most of the immigrant community of participating in illegal activities on a regular basis.

Here is a sample:

To my surprise they are still there, coming and going 24/7, blasting the horns, climbing through the windows, and most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day. I just hope that the homes we own and have been working hard to pay the mortgage and taxes on has not been in vain.

If one is to believe Landry all the immigrants in the borough are illegal and all of them are involved in illegal activities of various sorts 24/7.

The fact you do not see a racial/ethnic undertone to his letter boggles the Casual One's mind.

I know some white boys that honk their horns early in the morning or late at night. White people never climb through windows when they lock themselves out of the house? Only immigrants are guilty of this?

White people do not take taxis?

Casually Deciphering the Code

With the greatest of respect, CR, that is hogwash.

Landry is complaining about actions, the breaking of laws, and quality of life. Think about the following,

When the towns surrounding Monmouth University were complaining about the students, was it race based? No, It all had to to with the very things Landry is mentioning.

The same thing with Belmar. They have been fighting for years against the animal house rentals. Again, it is all about laws, quality of life , the the negative actions of those who engage in them.


Freehold is no different. The race of people who are engaging in bad behavior is not an issue. It is the behavior. If a Latino family moves in next door, and they are good people to have, who do all the right things, do you really think there is going to be an issue for the majority of people who may live next to them? You know the answer is no.

If a white family moves next door and they are loud, rude obnoxious pigs, do you really think they get a free pass? hardly. And for the record, the only bad neighbors I had were American and I did call the cops on them. Luckily, they are long, long gone.

[casualreader]

Ok Brian dude let us dissect the Landry letter -- Let us look at it paragraph by paragraph.

It seems to me from what I read in the papers that the Freehold Borough code enforcement department is trying to take a stand against illegal renters and overcrowding and making sure the landlords and homeowners are not overloading their rental properties from cellar to attic with hoards of illegal men, women and children.

Here in pargraph one he mentions "illegal men, women and children." How does a child become illegal? How do people become illegal -- If he were simply looking at actions then that is what he would refer to -- Does he mean their tenancy is illegal? I have never met an illegal five-year old. Have you?

The people of Freehold already know that the taxes they pay are supplementing every one of them and I for one would like to see the code enforcement office take even more of a proactive stand about this matter.

So the taxes of hard-working people, like you Brian dude, "are supplementing EVERY ONE of them." NOT ONE of them pays any taxes? Not one of them pays their fair share. All the immigrants lumped together -- illegal and draining the tax base. What clarity of vision Landry has that allows for no exceptions. What a Master of the Universe -- (my favorite toy as a boy).

I personally complained by phone and went directly to the code enforcement office about the four homes/apartments on my block (Ann Street) that are loaded with illegal renters. The minivan taxi horns blasting in the morning, the constant surge of illegal renters coming and going 24/7 and I even watched people climb in and out of the windows.

There are many, many other incidents that I could mention but I am sure that everyone who lives in these neighborhoods have their own horror stories.

Now the above two paragraphs deal with behaviors Brian dude, but in the context of the beginning of the letter this continues his anti-immigrant rant.

By the way, nowhere does he mention the lack of affordable housing as an issue. Nowhere does he mention that immigrants have been overcrowding for generations as a survival strategy. I bet some of your grandparents did the same. Just Negative, Negative, Negative. Does the sun ever come up for Mr. Landry in the presence of members of the immigrant community?

My guess is that code enforcement's hands are tied, even when they visited one of the homes/apartments on Ann Street and found that it was being rented illegally months ago to numerous renters.

To my surprise they are still there, coming and going 24/7, blasting the horns, climbing through the windows, and most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day. I just hope that the homes we own and have been working hard to pay the mortgage and taxes on has not been in vain.

Now what does Landry mean by "most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day." The implication leads one to understand that they are engaging in illegal activities on a non-stop basis. What activities does Lando mean? Prostitution? Drug dealing? The innuendo or should I say the code words indicate immigrant illegality. You have to have a brain full of cement not to see where Lando is going with this.

I just hope that living in the borough and supporting the borough by paying the taxes for the schools and municipal budget has not been in vain.

If the value of the homes we own are dropping because of the economy that is one thing, but if the values are dropping from something we can control that is a travesty.

Borough officials need to recognize that not only my home, but the homes they own and live in along with the majority of the legal Freehold residents are going to be (to quote from a legal Freeholdian) "Our City of Ruin."

The following is more of the gloom and doom to which some of your posters here subscribe -- I thought Laz (who better not be sleeping with my girlfriend) dealt with this issue pretty well. The buffoon Bush has led us into a recession and housing prices are down almost everywhere. Of course, Lando can only find one cause for all his problems -- the "illegal, criminal immigrants."

So Brian dude I hope I have helped you decipher the Landry code for racial and ethnic intolerance -- It is spoken with great clarity by some in my beloved Freehold Borough. When you decipher it for them they call you a race-baiter.

Casually Interpreting the Racial/Ethnic Morse Code

[richardkelsey]

casualreader said:

Ok Brian dude let us dissect the Landry letter -- Let us look at it paragraph by paragraph.

It seems to me from what I read in the papers that the Freehold Borough code enforcement department is trying to take a stand against illegal renters and overcrowding and making sure the landlords and homeowners are not overloading their rental properties from cellar to attic with hoards of illegal men, women and children.

Here in pargraph one he mentions "illegal men, women and children." How does a child become illegal? How do people become illegal -- If he were simply looking at actions then that is what he would refer to -- Does he mean their tenancy is illegal? I have never met an illegal five-year old. Have you?




So the taxes of hard-working people, like you Brian dude, "are supplementing EVERY ONE of them." NOT ONE of them pays any taxes? Not one of them pays their fair share. All the immigrants lumped together -- illegal and draining the tax base. What clarity of vision Landry has that allows for no exceptions. What a Master of the Universe -- (my favorite toy as a boy).




Now the above two paragraphs deal with behaviors Brian dude, but in the context of the beginning of the letter this continues his anti-immigrant rant.

By the way, nowhere does he mention the lack of affordable housing as an issue. Nowhere does he mention that immigrants have been overcrowding for generations as a survival strategy. I bet some of your grandparents did the same. Just Negative, Negative, Negative. Does the sun ever come up for Mr. Landry in the presence of members of the immigrant community?




Now what does Landry mean by "most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day." The implication leads one to understand that they are engaging in illegal activities on a non-stop basis. What activities does Lando mean? Prostitution? Drug dealing? The innuendo or should I say the code words indicate immigrant illegality. You have to have a brain full of cement not to see where Lando is going with this.

I just hope that living in the borough and supporting the borough by paying the taxes for the schools and municipal budget has not been in vain.

If the value of the homes we own are dropping because of the economy that is one thing, but if the values are dropping from something we can control that is a travesty.

Borough officials need to recognize that not only my home, but the homes they own and live in along with the majority of the legal Freehold residents are going to be (to quote from a legal Freeholdian) "Our City of Ruin."

The following is more of the gloom and doom to which some of your posters here subscribe -- I thought Laz (who better not be sleeping with my girlfriend) dealt with this issue pretty well. The buffoon Bush has led us into a recession and housing prices are down almost everywhere. Of course, Lando can only find one cause for all his problems -- the "illegal, criminal immigrants."

So Brian dude I hope I have helped you decipher the Landry code for racial and ethnic intolerance -- It is spoken with great clarity by some in my beloved Freehold Borough. When you decipher it for them they call you a race-baiter.

Casually Interpreting the Racial/Ethnic Morse Code

I will casually await your dissection of the Laz letter. (not much code in their I guess)

[casualreader]

Kelso Dude:

I think it would be more entertaining if you dissected Laz's letter -- since I wrote it -- Just kidding

I would not have used some of Laz's language but in general I agree with the LLA hitman. I bet he woke Lando up.

Casually Dreaming of Virginia

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casualreader said:

Ok Brian dude let us dissect the Landry letter -- Let us look at it paragraph by paragraph.

It seems to me from what I read in the papers that the Freehold Borough code enforcement department is trying to take a stand against illegal renters and overcrowding and making sure the landlords and homeowners are not overloading their rental properties from cellar to attic with hoards of illegal men, women and children.

Here in pargraph one he mentions "illegal men, women and children." How does a child become illegal? How do people become illegal -- If he were simply looking at actions then that is what he would refer to -- Does he mean their tenancy is illegal? I have never met an illegal five-year old. Have you?




So the taxes of hard-working people, like you Brian dude, "are supplementing EVERY ONE of them." NOT ONE of them pays any taxes? Not one of them pays their fair share. All the immigrants lumped together -- illegal and draining the tax base. What clarity of vision Landry has that allows for no exceptions. What a Master of the Universe -- (my favorite toy as a boy).




Now the above two paragraphs deal with behaviors Brian dude, but in the context of the beginning of the letter this continues his anti-immigrant rant.

By the way, nowhere does he mention the lack of affordable housing as an issue. Nowhere does he mention that immigrants have been overcrowding for generations as a survival strategy. I bet some of your grandparents did the same. Just Negative, Negative, Negative. Does the sun ever come up for Mr. Landry in the presence of members of the immigrant community?




Now what does Landry mean by "most likely engaging in some type of activity that we read about in the papers every day." The implication leads one to understand that they are engaging in illegal activities on a non-stop basis. What activities does Lando mean? Prostitution? Drug dealing? The innuendo or should I say the code words indicate immigrant illegality. You have to have a brain full of cement not to see where Lando is going with this.

I just hope that living in the borough and supporting the borough by paying the taxes for the schools and municipal budget has not been in vain.

If the value of the homes we own are dropping because of the economy that is one thing, but if the values are dropping from something we can control that is a travesty.

Borough officials need to recognize that not only my home, but the homes they own and live in along with the majority of the legal Freehold residents are going to be (to quote from a legal Freeholdian) "Our City of Ruin."

The following is more of the gloom and doom to which some of your posters here subscribe -- I thought Laz (who better not be sleeping with my girlfriend) dealt with this issue pretty well. The buffoon Bush has led us into a recession and housing prices are down almost everywhere. Of course, Lando can only find one cause for all his problems -- the "illegal, criminal immigrants."

So Brian dude I hope I have helped you decipher the Landry code for racial and ethnic intolerance -- It is spoken with great clarity by some in my beloved Freehold Borough. When you decipher it for them they call you a race-baiter.

Casually Interpreting the Racial/Ethnic Morse Code

Cr,

I will allow you to have the last word on the subject. I still do not agree with you, but I am too tired to to respond due to a long day at that evil work place of mine. This is a case where you and I will have to agree to disagree. In all likelihood we could go back and forth and not change each others minds.

Either way, you provide some food for thought, which is good for all. Readers will make make up their own minds in the end as to who of us is more accurate.

You demonstrate that when you try, you are capable of putting out some good posts, even when your wrong, lol. That is why you are your own unique Freehold Voice. That is what we are here for.

[casualreader]

Brian Dude:

You demonstrate that when you try, you are capable of putting out some good posts, even when your wrong, lol. That is why you are your own unique Freehold Voice. That is what we are here for.

This is why we have always been there for each other -- through some very difficult times. It has always been Kelso, Casual and Brian (let us forget about Councilman Levine dude).

Freehold Voice now and Forever.

God Bless the United States. God Bless the Hispanic Community.
God Bless Freehold Borough.

Casually With You Since the Beginning

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Another resident gets it! Are you listening Mayor and council? You should not be wasting your time with the LLA. They have no value to our town and will never show respect for the law abiding citizens in this town. That will never change.

Thank you Mr Speer!

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Attack on Freehold resident's views was unwarranted
I have lived and worked in Freehold Borough for many years. I believe we must all try to get along no matter the color of our skin.

So Lazaro Cardenas' attack on Dave Landry ("Time for Freehold to Embrace New Reality," News Transcript, Letters to the Editor, March 19) was a step in the wrong direction. Just because you have brown skin doesn't make you right and all knowing, doesn't give you the authority of God to pass judgment on others and certainly doesn't give you the power to take over a community and hold it hostage because you are the brown man.

Mr. Landry was expressing what he believes and describing what he sees. In the United States of America you are still allowed to do that. So the vicious attack on Mr. Landry was uncalled for.

Why attack the man so wickedly? Maybe Mr. Cardenas was blowing smoke trying to hide something, something he doesn't want his brown brothers to know. Something that can be lost in his tirades of righteous indignation. Tell us, Mr. Cardenas, what do you really want? I know it is not for all of us to live together in peace.

Ken Speer Freehold Borough

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Good Job, Dave!

Writer takes issue with advocate for illegal immigrants
Ithink I may have changed my way of thinking after reading Lazaro Cardenas' rebuttal about my letter to the editor ("Time for Freehold to Embrace New Reality," News Transcript, March 19). I may even feel sorry for the hordes of illegal men, women and children that have him as their voice.

And for the record, the letter I wrote never contained words like hate, bigotry, promiscuous or pollution. I don't need to express myself by using those words of hate like Mr. Cardenas does.

It seems to me it is his way of masking the real truth and showing his ignorance about the very serious problem we have here in Freehold Borough and many other cities in the country. I can't believe he has the audacity or stupidity to ask me how I know they are illegal aliens; let's put it this way: if they are not illegal aliens you would be out of a job.

Maybe you should take off your blinders and go down to the local convenience store on the broad streets of Freehold and hand out citizenship applications and try to be part of the solution and not continue being part of the problem.

Maybe you should try rallying your countrymen and countrywomen into citizenship instead of telling them it is OK to be illegal and not pay their fair share of taxes. Maybe if you were a real leader of your people and not just a mouth that roars, there may be an answer.

May I suggest that if you can't do or say anything that is going to help the situation, maybe you should try working in your own country. This country was built on immigration from all walks of life and from the inception, we becameAmericans. What makes you or your people any different?
Dave Landry
Freehold Borough

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I am very surprised that nobody commented about Dave Landry's recent letter. I think it is great that he wrote a rebuttal and it was printed.

Dave was correct in everything he said about the letter from the Deputy Director of the Latino Leadership Alliance.