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VIDEO: Immigration Protest At Peter King's Office

Protest/Counter-Protest regarding controversial database used to weed out illegal immigrants.

The Massapequa Park office of Rep. Peter King, R-Seaford, was the site of a public protest Wednesday by opponents of E-Verify, a government program that can be used to compare information on a job applicant's Employment Eligibility Form to government records, which is intended in part to weed out illegal immigrants. A counter-protest comprised of King supporters resulted in a heated debate between two very passioante camps.

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