“We need a new wave of immigrants to keep the country going,” ???
Ugh!
Mike Hamilton, proprietor of the famous Hamilton Farms billboard along Interstate 5 at Exit 72, made a very public attempt at humor about U.S. immigration problems this week, but it doesn’t have all of Lewis County laughing. The Chronicle gets opinions from several local residents, including Mike Hamilton, the man behind the sign.
Winlock City Council member Eliaci Sanchez took issue Thursday about a statement to do with Mexicans and illegal immigration. “We need a new wave of immigrants to keep the country going,” says Sanchez
Mike Hamilton, Camas resident and son of the sign’s original keeper Alfred Hamilton, said he should not be criticized for having the gall to take a defined stand on an issue that seems to have no easy solution.
“It does target Mexicans because that’s where the humor about immigration is in terms of Lewis County,” Hamilton said. “Am I then racist because I’m willing to speak out against an intense problem we’re having?”
