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A group of activists gathered for a virtual news conference to talk about need for change after a 16-year-old died at a Hattiesburg poultry plant.

Wandering around on the island knocking on doors who didn't understand why they were there. >> what became very clear very quickly was that these people had been victims of a crime. >> reporter: without naming suspects, a texas sheriff has recommended criminal charges alleging unlawful restraint. governor desantis has denied any wrongdoing and has since orchestrated more flights of migrants to california. >> we are not a sanctuary state and, yes, we will help facilitate that transport for you to be able to go to greener pastures. >> reporter: he also passed one of the harshest laws punishing u...

Of billions. >> these immigrant workers are the drivers of florida's economy. >> if he becomes president, desantis promises mass deportations, ending birth right citizenship and using deadly force against migrants at the border. how did we get here? america has long prided itself as the happy, vibrant melting pot, a nation that lives in harmony with its newcomers. but if we look back at our history honestly, more often than no the story is filled with resentments, restrictions and backlash. in the mid 1800s, fleeing a terrible famine at home, the irish flocked to america. they found a new home...

Just lost a farm worker in florida to heat stroke earlier this month. and you know, these are real people. that farm worker was 30 years old. again, it is florida. and ron desantis, is he going to step up to protect the lives of latino immigrant workers? or what about greg abbott in texas? actively repealing what little water ordinances exist at the local level for construction workers. right? so we know that some of these states aren't going to dot right thing, which is why we need osha to step up. >> antonio, thank you so much. and thanks for enlightening so many. >> thank. all right, comi...

Articles by Jonathan Rosenblum, The Stranger, Seattle's Only Newspaper