Billboard Stirs Debate

Carolyn Hileman* | November 20, 2007

By Dan Schreiber
The Chronicle

The proprietor of the famous Hamilton Farms billboard along Interstate 5 this week made a very public attempt at humor about U.S. immigration problems, but it doesn’t have all of Lewis County laughing. For decades, the sign donned with an image of Uncle Sam has brought controversial national issues to the forefront of local discussion and this week was no different. As of Thursday, commuters on the freeway read, “NO MEXICAN OLYMPIC TEAMS? ALL THE RUNNERS AND SWIMMERS ARE HERE!” Although he has come to expect similarly blunt opinions on the sign, Winlock City Council member Eliaci Sanchez wants to make this one an issue. Sanchez, who is of Mexican descent, said he doesn’t see the recent missive as a statement on immigration, but rather as racial discrimination.

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