OPINION: Donald Trump’s ugly immigration machine tarnishes everything it touches
Donald Trump’s publicity-seeking immigration crackdown in Wilder has managed to tarnish legitimate law enforcement — the FBI, Idaho State Police and a number of Idaho’s local law enforcement agencies — as well as the legacy of a revered Idaho Governor.
Phil Batt, who served as Idaho’s Governor from 1995 to 1999, was a champion of civil rights. He stood up for immigrants who provide the backbone for Idaho farmers, getting them workers’ compensation insurance coverage, as well as toilets in the field. The education building at the Wassmuth Center for Human Rights in Boise was named in his honor.
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