Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[sarai]

Which "brown man" are you talking about??.. So-called "brown people" have always lived in RB. RB is about as diverse as you will find - ethnicly, religiously, economicly, etc... There's "brown" and "white" middle class, rich and poor, a very busy soup kitchen, S-8 housing, and multimillion dollar waterfront homes, and the community has worked very well...

RB is a "melting pot" and it works well, in general. But the cost of educating children of illegals residing in RB is enormous. Is it fair for RB homeowners and tax payers to shoulder the cost burden. We are not talking about a couple of kids. We're talking about a very large percentage of children in the district's public schools. Maybe even a majority - by now... And the hospital, Riverview Med Ctr, eats the medical bills of the communities uninsured, passing the cost on to the "paying customers". Is this right??..

What do you think the current RB property owners ("white" & "brown") owe the pre-1600 "brown man" -- now, if anything??...

From NJ.com:

"Red Bank was incorporated as a borough in 1908. Its roots date back to the late 1600s, when English settlers began to fish along the coast and push slowly inland to carve out farms from the forests. The rich oyster beds and the fishery just offshore provided the settlers with a solid economic base. Seafood and farm produce was shipped to New York City, and manufactured goods were shipped back, establishing Red Bank as a thriving port".

Red Bank, NJ - fyi:

http://www.redbank.com/

RB, the melting pot -- once dubbed "Hip Town" by State and regional media, has worked very well for hundreds of years... And thruout the last century - was a hub for immigrants, many Italian, moving from Brooklyn. But the cost of providing for illegal immigrants has become excessively burdensome now. What is the solution??...