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“You are correct in that our officers do not try to determine a person’s legal status.”

Of course Fresno is a de facto sanctuary city. Everyone knows that! The farmers would go under if it weren’t so. This email makes me mad because it’s full of baloney.

Mayor Alan Autry is on the record that he is against the “sweeps” and that he will not cooperate with the feds.

I don’t know what the solution is but we’re never going to get anywhere if people play fast and loose with the truth.

You know, I’m gonna come right out and say it: The farmers around here LOVE illegal immigration. They eat, sleep and breathe ILLEGAL immigration. And IMO they hate illegals at the same time. Would you treat an American like that - make them work in the 100 degree plus temperatures all day long in stoop labor? Of course not but the farmers have been getting away with it for decades and decades.

And I’m sick of hearing that we need the illegals to do our dirty work for us. That is insulting to Mexicans - like that’s all they’re good for - like they don’t have a brain or any humanity worth protecting.

We need a guest worker program that treats people fairly and with dignity. And if people are willing to do “dirty work” they bloody well should be treated with dignity and paid a decent wage - not exploited like the farmers are doing.

We need a secure border, too, so the gov’t of Mexico will be forced to attend to their own citizens instead of encouraging them to flee over here and be abused and exploited.

This is really making me mad today.

Our Church worked in the vineyard today - we’re volunteers. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has 80 acres of grapes. Church members worked today and our Ward was responsible for picking, laying the grapes on the paper trays - for two rows - and it was in the hundreds. I kept thinking of the Mexican farm laborers, how they do this all the time just to scrape by and they are treated with contempt.

This illegal immigration issue is a disgusting mess and the farmers around here need to stop torturing us with their silly demonic rhetoric.

After we worked all morning in the heat, I was able to come home, take a shower, and rest. I am still recovering and will be sore tomorrow. Every year that I have worked thus, I would be sick for a few days. I feel very proud of my Church and all of my brothers and sisters.

That’s all I have to say.