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San Bernardino residents urge council to denounce ICE raids, address warehouse impacts and air quality
Summary
Dozens of residents and community groups told the San Bernardino City Council they want the city to publicly condemn recent immigration enforcement actions, invest in local job centers and curb pollution and heavy truck traffic tied to warehouse growth.
Scores of residents representing neighborhood coalitions and worker groups urged the San Bernardino City Council to publicly denounce recent ICE enforcement actions in city neighborhoods, invest in job centers and workforce programs, and take stronger steps to address air pollution and traffic linked to expanding warehouse and logistics operations.
Dozens of speakers during a lengthy public-comment period described fear, trauma and public-health concerns. Members of the self-identified San Bernardino Airport Communities coalition, the Warehouse Workers Resource Center and other neighborhood groups tied complaints about pollution, heavy truck traffic and working conditions to the broader pattern of immigrant family separation they said has affected neighbors.
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