Painesville is home to a large and vibrant immigrant community, making the city one of the fastest growing cities in the region and one of the most diverse and unique locales in Northeast Ohio.
Scene took a look at the immigrants and how they’ve shaped Painesville in a 2007 cover story [“The Superior Americans”]. Some are here legally, others are not.
On Tuesday, about 100 Hispanic immigrants from Painesville gathered in Cleveland to protest authorities targeting those in their city. Late last week, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced 300,000 deportation will be reviewed, and those in Painesville are concerned.
This article appears in Aug 24-30, 2011.
Sucks to be you, Senor Illegal.