Immigration Flashpoints

May 4th, 2006 – Southampton Village, NY

Jonathan Cedillo is having lunch near a 7-Eleven when cabdriver Robert Rossetti slaps his sandwich from his hand and begins calling him derogatory racial names. Rosetti then begins ramming into Cedillo, who has American Indian and Mexican ancestry, with his taxi. Cedillo's right knee is injured. "He was cursing at me, telling me I'm an immigrant and to get out of this country," Cedillo tells reporters. Rossetti is later convicted of misdemeanor aggravated harassment.