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Luis Chavez: “During the pandemic, it was a lot of the folks that are…”

Featuring: Luis Chavez, Fresno County Board of Supervisors, District 3 | California

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Published | Video Starts at 42:06

Yeah. And I'll add to that. There is. I mean, sometimes I'll get those questions, and I like to phrase it, and, you know, when we went through During the pandemic, it was a lot of the folks that are undocumented that work in our food processing plants, work in the fields and make sure that we have food on our table. So I think when we make comments like that, we should be careful because we're literally biting the hand that feeds us. And not just metaphorically, but I literally. (42:06–42:20)

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Asserts that undocumented workers were essential in food processing and agriculture during the pandemic.

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