'You look to improve your life and then you end up with this,' says the cousin of Jose Romero, who was shot dead by a gunman along with six other farm workers in Half Moon Bay.
As many as 32% of Asian immigrants and 23% of Latino immigrants in California say they are “very worried” about becoming victims of gun violence in their adopted home – three times the level of fear reported by people born in the United States, according to data gathered by the University of California, Los Angeles, and shared with Reuters.
In the thriving suburb known for its Asian stores and restaurants, some people expressed anguish that the gunman came from within the community. But many also said they had been more fearful of their safety for several years, following the rise in hate crimes against Asians in the wake of the pandemic and rhetoric from then-President Donald Trump blaming China.
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