HALF MOON BAY, Calif. – As the week draws to a close, some Half Moon Bay farmworkers picking Brussel sprouts near Highway 1 are keeping their eyes and ears open for activity involving ICE agents.
“There’s been a lot of fear in our community. Locally, the community is heightened in anxiety and fear. And we’re seeing the effects in our local communities based off what they’re seeing in the media,” said Sondra Sencion, farmworker program manager at ALAS.
The images from Ventura County on Thursday of ICE agents arresting farmworkers and clashing with demonstrators has sent shock waves across the state to the Bay Area. Even before the controversial incident, anxiety was on the rise.…