Border Legislation Sparks Mixed Local Reactions - San Francisco, California

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Posted on: October 27th, 2006
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“KCBS’ Matt Bigler spoke with Latino day workers in San Jose, where many agreed the legislation will have negative effects.

“I think it’s an insult,” said Marcos Martinez. He was born in America but his family is from Mexico. He added that putting up fences between the two countries will hurt the U.S. economy.

“The majority of the labor force is Latino. You take away dish washers, field workers, they do everything. Not that many people will.”"

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