Did anyone see the documentary on PBS last night called Farmingville?

Did anyone see the documentary on PBS last night called Farmingville?

If so, what did you think? It's about the day laborers in Farmingville and the beatings that occurred a few years ago in that warehouse. I'm interested to hear what people think of the documentary and the situation?

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Was it on 13 or 21? I didn't see it but have wanted to, I heard it was very interesting and made Farmingville look really bad.

Re: Did anyone see the documentary on PBS last night called Farmingville?

It was on channel 13 and it is on again tomorrow night at 8. It made Farmingville look like the most racist community, but I think it did a pretty good job at stating both sides. The people who they followed around who are against the day laborers were pretty radical in their thinking, so it kind of made the everyday people who were taking issue with day laborers on a practical level look like they were siding with the radicals. Did that make sense?

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Fh watched it...i caught a little of it...i'm not sure what to think of it...no, i don't think they should be beaten or abused or even deported...however, there does need to be some more restrictions on immigration laws. just for the sake of 9/11, it should not be so easy to get into this country without some kind of tracking or id. still, these are hard working people who are trying to better their lives.

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We watched it and it caused drama!! The FH was telling me how they are on the corners all over LI and how he feels bad for them. I told him, if they don't pay taxes then they should be deported. It was an amazing documentary and I think those Sachem people were a tad extreme because the Mexicans they interviewed seemed like hard workers who really didn't bother anyone. I think that the people on the corners really ruin the neighborhoods. It looks so trashy.

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I think that they should open the center for them to get them off the street. I know they cause alot of problems in Farmingville, they litter, they cause traffic jams, and also recently a friend of ours that lives in Farmingville had trouble because of the day laborers. She was having contracting work done, and the man that was doing it was on his way to her house. He stopped at 7Eleven to get coffee and the day labors were harrasing him to hire them. He comes out from 7Eleven and the cops are waiting outside arresting the day laborers and the contractors picking them up. Then they come over to him and arrest him and impound his car because they thought he was picking them up to do work. I know that this happened right after the beating in the warehouse. But I have to agree it dose make the area look trashy with them all hanging around the corner. It also causes alot of problems that some of us will never know unless you live there. I think Farmingville is a beautiful community I would just not buy a house anywhere near were they hang out. And I know alot of people think just like that and that is why the housing market in parts of Farmingville are low.

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Personally, it's not the day laborers in Farmingville that would keep me from buying a house there, it's most of the other people. No offense to anyone who lives there, but most of the people I know from there are not the type of people I would want for neighbors. And I do think there is a higher degree of racism in that community. As a Latina, I don't think I would want to live there. JMHO.

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Posted by KarenK122

I live in Farmingville and have for many years. The house market is not down in the town at all and most of Farmingville is beautiful. As in every town there are some 'not so good' spots but on a whole a very nice neighborhood.

As far as it being a racist town, you can say that about any town. There is a ton of diversity with Farmingville more so than some other areas that I know.

Now on to the day laborers. Yes, they are all hard working but they should not be allowed to hang out on corners making it unsafe for passing motorists and uncomfortable for residents. I have seen them throwing cups at oncoming cars and standing in the road so cars would have to drive around them causing delays. And it's not 5 or 10 people...its about 50 to 100. I will not go to the 7/11 by my house because they hang out there and every time a girl gets out of the car they are gawking or making noises. Not very pleasant. There are plenty of stores on Portion Road that I won't go near for that very same reason.

Most of the neighborhood does not begrudge them from working but it needs to be handled in an orderly fashion. They should pay taxes and abide by the rules. And I also think the contractors that hire them are wrong as well and should be penalized.

JMO of course : )

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First thing first....I hope I did not offend you with my comment about Farmingville being more racist than most areas. I should have stated it more in the way that I think those in the area that ARE racist have been more vocal about it, so therefore the area seems more prejudice than maybe it is. So I apologize for that.

The second thing doesn't really have to do with your post, it's just my second thing I have to say

I'm sure that in a perfect world, these people would be paying taxes, etc., but show me legal citizens here that are willing to do the jobs that the day laborers do and for the amount of money. So many people complain about them being here and how it's not fair that they are working these jobs, yet, I don't see their a$$es taking those jobs. Someone has to work them, and I do not think those complaining so much would be the ones to do those jobs if there were no day laborers.

But, there also is something unappealing about 50-100 men standing on a corner soliciting work. So I can understand people not wanting them there. Which brings us back to the issuing of a hiring center. What if the US had a process for them to become legal citizens if they worked from the hiring center, and they paid taxes? That might work, but the gov't doesn't want to put that much effort into it. It's just a crappy situation for all involved.

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Yes, the center would have been a good idea because it would get them off the street. Then people would be able to go to 7-11 an wherever else they need to go. It seems most towns on LI have bad parts..Glen Cove, if you turn left you are in a shady neighborhood and right you are in an amazing neighborhood, Port Washington has Manorhaven, etc. I am not trying to offend people, I lived on the PW/Manorhaven border and I could see the difference.