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WILLARD, Ohio — Migrant workers arrive here every spring to work in the “muck,” which is what everybody calls the fertile soil that makes this part of Ohio the perfect place to grow radishes, peppers, cucumbers and leafy greens. The temporary workers can be seen planting, weeding and, later in the season, harvesting crops that will be sold at national supermarket chains.

But there’s trouble in the muck this growing season.

The first sign of discontent came earlier in the year, when the Willard Area Chamber of Commerce was planning a welcome-back party for the migrants, most of whom come from Mexico and other countries farther south. Vendors were to sell food and drink. A soccer tournament, rides and singers were to entertain the crowd. At the chamber’s February meeting, everyone seemed on board.

“Our community is very fortunate we have a group of people who come here every year to work,” Cari McLendon, the chamber president, said. “We all ramp up for the season.”

But after a local newspaper published an article about the event in March, a far less welcoming response emerged, one rooted in the vigorous national debate over illegal immigration that brought President Trump to office. Some Willard residents complained that Hispanic workers did not deserve any special treatment, and that those without papers ought to be met not with open arms, but rather with handcuffs. Daniel Young, a Vietnam War veteran, wrote a letter to the editor of The Norwalk Reflector saying that he and others “are still waiting on our welcome-home party.”

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On June 20 2017 03:45 Plansix wrote:

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It only gets worse after that. Random citizens getting stopped. Legal immigrants harassed. People who have lived here for a decade deported. I keep reading about these communities that are shocked everything got so hostile and fearful. Like they didn't fully understand what mass deportations would look like, but really wanted the illegal immigrants out of the country.

On June 20 2017 04:09 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:
even conservative news sites calling bs on Castile acquittal. surprised to see that

http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/19/acquittal-verdict-philando-castile-case-abomination/

On June 20 2017 04:20 Plansix wrote:

To quote my brother, the word smith that he is “If I was work’n a checkpoint in Iraq and pulled that shit, my ass would be in prison.”

On June 20 2017 04:43 NewSunshine wrote:

I laud the writer for keeping the focus of the article nice and tight: the public can't bring itself to convict police officers. Police forces let their officers do whatever they want because they know they can get away with it, and the reason they get away with it is because the public lets them. If they heard some real public outrage, and if juries would actually hold them accountable for their misdeeds like they're supposed to, they'd do more than just let a problem officer go work somewhere else. It's a substantial part of the problem that can't be overlooked.

On June 20 2017 04:52 GreenHorizons wrote:


What do you mean when you say "real public outrage"?

On June 20 2017 05:05 Logo wrote:


TBH I assumed it implied rage by white people.

On June 20 2017 05:05 Logo wrote:


TBH I assumed it implied rage by white people.

On June 20 2017 04:09 Karis Vas Ryaar wrote:
even conservative news sites calling bs on Castile acquittal. surprised to see that

http://thefederalist.com/2017/06/19/acquittal-verdict-philando-castile-case-abomination/

On June 20 2017 05:10 Trainrunnef wrote:


Same, but I took it a little further to imply conservative white rage, as they have typically been the more pro-police group, and outrage over police from the left has been pretty consistent.

On June 20 2017 05:46 Mohdoo wrote:


wtf. I dunno how I never heard about that. How is that not utterly fucked up? Do Trump supporters see this as sticking it to globalists or something? What a tragic development.

On June 20 2017 05:59 ticklishmusic wrote:


unrelated, happy cake day