“Ali Noorani — executive director of the National Immigration Forum, a pro-immigrant advocacy group in Washington, D.C. — said he urged people to resist using the shooting for political purposes in the immigration debate. Any workplace shooting is horrific, he said, but this was especially tragic because it occurred at a place that gives hope to newcomers to the country.

“This is truly an American tragedy in that these were people who were looking to become the newest of our American communities,” Noorani said. “So many people come to this country fleeing persecution or violence, and here they were studying to become citizens — only to become victims of violence.”" The link is: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-binghamton-shooting-hosta-2009apr04,0,956695.story?page=2