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Resident urges Commissioner King to clarify Facebook remarks calling immigrants 'cheap undocumented labor'
Summary
During public comment at the July 3 Yamhill County Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Rebecca Wallace criticized Commissioner Ken King for social media remarks she said dehumanized immigrants; King responded that his comments were taken out of context and cited a recent federal ruling in a detention case.
A Yamhill County resident urged the Board of Commissioners on July 3 to ask Commissioner Ken King to publicly clarify remarks he posted on Facebook that she said described immigrants as "cheap undocumented labor." The comment came during the meeting's public-comment period at the county commissioners' formal session.
"First, referring to people as cheap undocumented labor is racist," said Rebecca Wallace, identifying herself as a Yamhill County resident. Wallace asked the…
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