How Is The Border Patrol Affecting Olympia Peninsula Residents?
HOW IS THE BORDER PATROL AFFECTING OLYMPIC PENINSULA RESIDENTS? Film & Local Speakers The number of Border Patrol agents on the Olympic Peninsula has recently increased from 4 to 25, with a proposed force of over 125. What does it mean to have a growing Homeland Security force conducting random checkpoints on our highways, patrolling our neighborhoods, and surveilling local public gathering places? Stories abound of harrassment & surveillance, the targeting of immigrants and farm workers, interrogations and detentions of long time Latino residents and community members who pose no threat. On Thursday night a wide spectrum of area residents will come together to talk about the impacts the Border Patrol is having on our communities and what we can do about it. A short video compilation will be shown featuring local residents, including • Mayor Michelle Sandoval • Port Townsend Leader Newspaper Publisher Scott Wilson • Immigration Attorney Ann Benson Police Chief Conner Daily Sheriff Mike
