Is this why Chafee is tolerant of immigrants?

Boston Globe sportswriter Kevin Paul Dupont has an interesting  column on Linc Chafee’s post-college career as a farrier at Canadian horse-racing tracks. Our governor’s experiences as a young man may provide an insight in to his generally tolerant positions vis-a-vis immigrants, including his support for a state Dream Act that would allow children of undocumented immigrants to attend state colleges and universities at in-state tuition rates.