Undocumented California flood victims raise alarms about discrimination based on immigration status

Watsonville resident Frank Martinez during the Justice for Pajaro march on Thursday, March 30, 2023. (Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel)

PAJARO — Dozens of angry flood victims marched down Salinas Road on Thursday to demand respect and dignity for the storm-ravaged town’s about 3,000 inhabitants, raising alarms about alleged government discrimination — based on immigration status — against people seeking aid, and demanding that all those suffering be treated equally.

Since torrents of water and contaminated mud decimated the town of primarily agricultural and blue-collar workers, flood victims have been able to return to their homes and begin the arduous journey of

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