If anyone needs additional confirmation that racism plays a role in some facets of the immigration debate, according to an article that appears on [1] www.washingtonpost.com:  “Dozens of Ku Klux Klan leaflets calling for a ban on “all non-white immigration” were distributed last weekend in Manassas, where a dispute over illegal immigration has raised tensions in recent weeks.”

The immigration debates that occur in cities and municipalities throughout the country as they attempt to resolve the issue mirror the national debate and are therefore worth watching.