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MONDAY 03.07.16

VOLUME 137

NUMBER 57

SINCE 1879

ADVICE 3C

BUSINESS 8A

CLASSIFIED 6C

COMICS 5C

LOCAL 3A

LOTTERIES 2A

OBITUARIES 9A

OPINION 11A

SPORTS 1D

WEATHER 8D

As Donald J. Trump picks up steam in the Republi-can presidential primary, New Jersey business leaderssay his anti-immigrant, isolationist views would hit thestate’s economy particularly hard.

If, that is, he really is anti-immigrant and isolation-ist.

New Jersey business groups are trying to wrap their

heads around a Trump candidacy, and it’s not an easytask. On its face, Trump, a real estate developer, speakstheir language as a plain-spoken leader who plans tobring his business acumen to Washington, D.C. But healso has taken aim at minorities and the disadvantagedin a way that would get any CEO of a major U.S. compa-ny fired.

It shows the tug-of-war between different factionsof the Republican Party. On one side is the mainstreambusiness community that pushes for low taxes, fewerregulations, free trade and immigrant labor. On the oth-er are populist voters who have been left behind in theglobal economy. Can the two co-exist?

“If you look at it from simply the bread-and-butterissues that are most important to the business commu-

Businessman and Republican presidentialcandidate Donald Trump speaks at acampaign event at The Wexford Center inCadillac, Michigan.

Should N.J.businesseslove or loatheTrump?Some say his views would hit

the state’s economy quite hard

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Luck of the Irisha sign of spring

PHOTOS BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO/ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Top: Kevin Sheehan ofBelmar has his Irish on

during the 43rd Annual St.Patrick’s Day Parade inBelmar. Below: FriendlySons of the ShillelaghJersey Shore member BobSteiloski of Avon walkswith his Irish wolfhoundsDanny Boy and Fiona.

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