Immigration Flashpoints

August 23rd, 2007 – Montgomery County, VA

Victor Hernandez, a Honduran immigrant dishwasher, is walking home from work when he is kicked into unconsciousness by teenagers who rob him of $160. The two teens arrested tell police they were "amigo shopping" - seeking vulnerable Hispanic workers to rob. The Washington Post reports "alarmingly common" anti-immigrant crimes in the area of Washington, DC, and its Virginia suburbs. Police from Montgomery County, Virginia and neighboring counties tell the newspaper that the majority of local robbery victims since 2006 have been Latino.