Maybe Republicans will be just fine | Opinion
Updated Jan 31, 2021;
Posted Jan 31, 2021
Tom Deignan, a writer in Woodbridge, says Donald Trump lost Hudson and Passaic counties but he performed much more strongly in both than he did in 2016 despite all of his anti-immigrant rants and COVID-19 mishandlings. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)AP
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By Tom Deignan
It’s fitting that Liberty State Park and Ellis Island are located within the boundaries of Hudson County.
A century after huddled masses from Russia, Italy and Ireland streamed past the Statue of Liberty, Hudson County remains a magnet for those born abroad, with West New York and Union City among America’s most immigrant-heavy districts.