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Right Wing Politicians and Growers Attack Fresno Environmentalist
Environmental activist Lloyd Carter, speaking before a water forum in Fresno last week, said that farm worker children “are the least educated people in America or the southwest corner of this Valley. They turn to lives of crime. They go on welfare. They get into drug trafficking and they join gangs," Carter has apologized for his remarks, but on Monday (February 9) a rally was held on the steps of Fresno City Hall to denounce Carter and the environmental movement. A 2:41 minute audio of speakers from the rally is below. Also, at the end of the audio is Rey Leon, the associate president of the Mexican American Political Association in the Central Valley. Leon, who was not invited to speak at the rally, objected to the growers and politicians denunciation of the environmental movement. The photo directly below is Central Valley Congressman Devin Nunes.
Environmental activist Lloyd Carter, speaking before a water forum in Fresno last week, said that farm worker children “are the least educated people in America or the southwest corner of this Valley. They turn to lives of crime. They go on welfare. They get into drug trafficking and they join gangs," Carter has apologized for his remarks, but on Monday (February 9) a rally was held on the steps of Fresno City Hall to denounce Carter and the environmental movement. A 2:41 minute audio of speakers from the rally is below. Also, at the end of the audio is Rey Leon, the associate president of the Mexican American Political Association in the Central Valley. Leon, who was not invited to speak at the rally, objected to the growers and politicians denunciation of the environmental movement. The photo directly below is Central Valley Congressman Devin Nunes.
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