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"  Rep. Don Young of Alaska is apologizing for a racial slur he apparently meant no harm by. In an interview with a radio station when talking about the changing market for labor jobs, Young said &amp;quot;My father had a ranch; we used to have 50 to 60 wetbacks to pick tomatoes. It takes two people to pick the same tomatoes now. It&amp;#039;s all done by machine.&amp;quot; WTF? How can he not mean anything by it, when the term &amp;quot;wetback&amp;quot; was originally used to refer to Mexicans who entered the United States by swimming across the Rio Grande. After a public uproar, Young is trying to defend himself. He issued this statement today: &amp;quot;During a sit down interview with Ketchikan Public Radio this week, I used a term that was commonly used during my days growing up on a farm in Central California. I know that this term is not used in the same way nowadays and I meant no disrespect.&amp;quot; Ok, so it wasn&amp;#039;t offensive back then?? This is bad on his part, since he&amp;#039;s recently been making efforts to get the Latino vote. Joke&amp;#039;s on you, Young!  Want more from Ariel? Follow her on Twitter. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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