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https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/oregon-wine- hospitality-industries-ice-raids-deportations-trump/283-36d737e3-8da5- 4349-a1a9-46c85146573d

NEWBERG, Ore. � Just days after President Trump said ICE agents would
avoid detaining hospitality and agricultural workers, potentially due to
the economic impact, the White House is backtracking, saying there will be
no exemptions when it comes to immigration arrests.

The news is disappointing to many in the wine industry who say migrant
workers play a crucial role at our local vineyards.

"The beautiful wine that we make here in Oregon � that all starts in the vineyard," said Jana McKamey, Oregon Winegrowers Association executive director.

"This isn't a job that anyone can do," McKamey continued. "This is really skilled work and have been working in our vineyards for years, decades and generations."

It was a shock to Oregon wine country last week when ICE agents arrested a beloved Newberg vineyard manager, Moises Sotelo-Casas, and transported him
to an immigration detention facility in Tacoma. An ICE spokesperson told
KGW Sotelo-Casas had a past arrest for DUII, but the Yamhill County
District Attorney's office said they could not find any record of the
arrest.

Newberg City Council President Elise Yarnell Hollamon said community
members at Monday night's council meeting clapped in support of Sotelo,
but she said there appears to be a lack of support from local government
and business leaders.

"I am hopeful in coming days it won't take another person being removed
from our community for elected officials to unify that our immigrant and migrant community is the backbone of our economy and our neighborhoods,"
she said.

Yamhill County Commissioner Bubba King echoed Yarnell Hollamon's concerns
for both workers and Oregon's $8 billion wine industry.

"It's not only is our leading industry going to slow down," he said, "but
it bleeds into manufacturing, into construction � every aspect of our
economy."

RELATED: ICE raids and their uncertainty scare off workers and baffle businesses

Frank Garcia, the executive director of Immigration Counseling Service,
said people will begin to notice a change at nurseries, construction businesses, landscaping companies and manufacturing sites.

"There's a lot of pain in the community already and a lot of fear," Garcia said. "So, we're looking for signs of hope � and this (crackdown) isn't
one."

King said local and state leaders need to take a stand.

"We need to start locking arms and using our collective voice," he said.
"We have influence in our community, and I think this is great example of
where we need to be showing our leadership."

McKamey said going forward, we need to find a better way to support our immigrant population.

"It's really showing there's a broken system when folks who have been here
for so long have not found a pathway to become citizens when they are contributing so much to our communities," she said.


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