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How did a Hispanic-majority city end up appointing a hate group member?

Morgan Bolles’s new job for the Fennville, Michigan, city commission was uncontroversial until his affiliation with the Proud Boys anti-immigrant group came to light

In many ways, Fennville, Michigan, represents the changing face of rural America. The small coffee shop, antique mall and mechanic in its quaint, four-block downtown are neighbors with a tortilla factory and Mexican supermarket. A mix of Hispanic and white people went about their business on a recent afternoon.

Just outside of town, several churches offer service in Spanish. The community center has soccer fields to go with its basketball courts. The school district developed a program to accommodate the children of hundreds of Mexican migrant workers who earn their keep in the corn, soybean and blueberry fields surrounding Fennville.

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Source: US Politics - theguardian.com


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