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Racist Facebook Remark By NJ Town's Ex-Mayor, Committee Member Sparks Controversy Racist Facebook Remark By NJ Town's Ex-Mayor, Committee Member Sparks Controversy
Racist Facebook Remark By NJ Town's Ex-Mayor, Committee Member Sparks Controversy Residents of a Somerset County town are demanding an apology from their former mayor and current committee member accused of making a racist Facebook remark toward Mexicans. When a member of the Branchburg Neighborhood Watch group asked if workers from out of state power companies need to quarantine for 14 days Anna Columbus responded: "they came through the Mexican border,” with a wink emoji, screenshots from the now-deleted comment show. Then, when members accused her of racism, Columbus said: "Just for the record I have been going to Mexico since 2001 Every year Mexican friends have…