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Deportation fears growing in rural communities
May 19, 2017, 17:01 PM
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The president of United Farm Workers of America says rural communities are facing increasing immigration enforcement under the new administration.
“It’s pretty common place unfortunately today that in rural communities, agricultural communities, that you hear rumors or you actually see ICE agents there that are picking workers up.” Arturo Rodriguez says in rural agricultural parts of California, their members are reporting increased immigration raids which have increased fears among farm workers and left farms short staffed.
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