My 50 years as a journalist in California ends today. I leave with a smile | Opinion

Accepting my first job as a reporter was the wisest decision I ever made.

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Fresno mom followed the rules and was imprisoned by ICE. This is wrong | Opinion

A Fresno mother should be released by ICE. She is not the only one who deserves better.

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Trump fans lied. No commies, haters or paid agitators at Fresno ‘No Kings’ | Opinion

Trump supporters said No Kings protest would be littered with communists, rioters, U.S. haters. Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera found none of that.

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Republican memes of sombreros, mustaches are racist and childish. Apologize | Opinion

While federal workers are furloughed because of a government shutdown, the White House and Sen. Ted Cruz are posting racist memes.

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Trump’s ag secretary Rollins can’t continue to snub California’s farmers | Opinion

The Fresno Bee Editorial Board says the agriculture secretary has plenty to learn about California’s $61.2 billion agricultural industry.

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Is President Trump a ‘bad hombre’ for ignoring Hispanic Heritage Month? | Opinion

For the first time in almost four decades, a president has not issued a proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Praying that Charlie’s Kirk’s shooter ‘not be one of us’ is false religion | Opinion

Fresno Bee Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera believes Utah governor’s prayers are misguided.

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Too bad more Republican politicians aren’t as healing as Fresno’s mayor | Opinion

Fresno mayor’s message on unity and pro immigration deserves a bigger platform, believes Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera.

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Crazy talk: A Trump crony says Mexican farmworkers can be replaced by Americans | Opinion

The Fresno Bee Editorial Board suggests President Donald Trump has an easy solution for farming operations and immigration: a bipartisan bill.

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A ‘Star Wars’ actor has a better take on immigration than our president | Opinion

“All the people that I met shared an unspoken gratitude to this country, a country that opened its doors to them,” actor Diego Luna said.

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Javier’s Mexican Restaurant and its founder remain a Fresno institution | Opinion

Javier’s Mexican Restaurant and its late owner, Louie Duran, will be more than memories for Fresno Bee Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera.

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President Trump’s amnesty overlooks other industrious undocumented workers | Opinion

President Trump posted on social media that immigration enforcement “is taking very good, longtime workers away” from farmers and hotel owners.

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Handcuffed by the feds, Sen. Alex Padilla was all of us who love California | Opinion

“We will hold this administration accountable,” says Sen. Alex Padilla after trying to ask a question of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem.

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Flying the Mexican flag at ICE protests is as American as apple pie | Opinion

Fresno Bee Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera believes flying the Mexican flag at protests is fine because California was built by immigrants.

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Judge’s ruling in Fresno Border Patrol case is not a ‘judicial coup’ | Opinion

MAGA followers wrongly accused a federal judge of leading a “judicial coup” for her ruling that holds immigration officers to follow the law, The Fresno Bee Editorial Board writes.

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How UFW founder César Chávez continues to inspire farm workers in California | Opinion

Opinion Editor Juan Esparza Loera provides a glimpse of farm worker leader César E. Chávez and how people view his movement.

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Ro Khanna’s Bakersfield town hall reveals voter frustration with Democrats and Trump | Opinion

Opinion editor Juan Esparza Loera attended a Democrat’s town hall in a GOP-held Congressional District and discovered discontent with Democrats.

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How hard is it to immigrate to the United States? Sign up for our live, online Q&A

Join us for a conversation with Central Valley-based immigrant rights advocates, policy experts and lawyers to demystify the immigration process.

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California farmworkers feared ‘La Migra’ raids. Is Trump’s deportation crackdown ‘more vicious’?

“In the ‘80s we had a lot of raids,” said a former United Farm Workers organizer. “They hit us very hard.”

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California lawmaker acts like liberal Donald Trump by ripping GOP off committees | Opinion

Opinion of McClatchy California Editorial Boards: Republicans are a superminority in the Legislature. But Democrats should not treat them as inferior.

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UFW sues Border Patrol over Central California immigration raids. What the lawsuit claims

“They stopped us because we look Latino or like farmworkers, because of the color of our skin,” said one plaintiff.

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California law, court rulings will block efforts to make Clovis a non-sanctuary city | Opinion

Commentary by Bee opinion writer Tad Weber: “There are moral reasons to keep Clovis as it is, and pretty soon, there could be legal orders to do so as well.”

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Could Clovis become Fresno County’s first ‘non-sanctuary’ city? Why one leader supports it

“I don’t know what the purpose of this is, other than to make a statement,” one resident said.

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MLK legacy of hope resonates in Fresno, contrasts with Trump’s inaugural address | Opinion

Opinion editor Juan Esparza Loera embraces MLK Jr.’s concept of unity and hope over president’s threats of massive deportation.

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California leaders are inexcusably silent as Border Patrol sweeps Central Valley | Opinion

Now is not the time to stay quiet, writes the Fresno opinion editor.

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Why is Border Patrol so far inland for Central California arrests? Here’s its jurisdiction

The Border Patrol says 60 agents were involved in the operation that resulted in 78 arrests.

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House Democrat Adam Gray of Merced is ready to solve problems. The GOP, not so much | Opinion

The Fresno Bee Editorial Board: Rep. Adam Gray advocates for cooperation, while GOP colleagues focus on dismantling the Democratic agenda.

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