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Election 2024 Politics Some WA agricultural communities fear a second Trump presidency as deportation threats persist
OTHELLO, Wash. – José Portillo looks up at a picture of former President Barack Obama near his desk.
“Hopefully, you’ll see a picture of Kamala Harris up here soon,” he said.
Portillo, longtime owner of El Coliman, provides services for many people who were brought to the United States under the H-2A temporary worker program, as well as undocumented families and farmworkers. He helps the workers send money to their families in their home country.
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“This is a town of immigrants,” Portillo said in Spanish. “As business owners, that affects us.”
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/10/28/some-wa-agricultural-communities-fear-a-second-trump-presidency-as-deportation-threats-persist/