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GOP Congressman Uses the Slur ‘Wetback’ to Describe Farm Workers
Republican U.S. Rep. Don Young of Alaska says he “meant no disrespect” by a term he used to describe migrant workers during a wide-ranging interview. In a statement Thursday, Young said that during an interview this week with KRBD Radio in Ketchikan, he used a term that was commonly used during his days growing up on a farm in Central California. The congressman says, in his words, “I know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays and I meant no disrespect.” Young used the term “wetbacks” to describe the workers who picked tomatoes on his father’s ranch.
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