agriculture workers
U.S. Latino construction, agriculture and dairy workforce 7/17/17
I’ve been searching for statistics that paint a picture of the labor and economic loss across the U.S. economy caused by President Trump’s immigration plans, bluster, threats . . . There are […]
North Carolina needed 6,500 farm workers. Only 7 Americans stuck it out.
*Why you should read this: Because there’s a punchline here that not everyone will get. VL By Dylan Matthews, The Washington Post (4.5 minute read) When I talked to […]
Puerto Rican farmworkers fired for being less productive than Mexicans, they claim
*I hate it when Latinos are pitted againast each other. VL By Elizabeth Llorente, Fox News Latino (2.5 minute read) A group of Puerto Rican farmworkers who were brought to Michigan […]
US Agriculture Department Inducts Cesar Chavez into ‘Hall of Heroes’
*I heard César Chávez’s name invoked so many times this past week, so many calls for boycotting NBC and Saturday Night Live “like César would have.” The timing of Trumps […]
The Persistent Stereotypes About Latino Workers
*So much of the perceptions about Latinos in the U.S. begins with Hollywood’s portrayals. From the article: “Latinos comprise 25 percent of ticket sales at the box office, something that […]
Surviving the Drought in California: Farm Workers Struggle to Put Food on the Table
*”If there’s no water, there’s no work. This is huge problem for a mother.” – Enedina Bibanco, California farmworker. VL By Dyan Ruiz and Joseph Smooke, New America Media [tweet_dis]Undocumented […]
Thousands of migrant workers make trek to Louisiana’s farms on temporary agricultural visas
*Temporary worker programs are already in place (have been in place for may years) in the agriculture industry. Yet, you don’t hear much about this in immigration discussions. VL By […]
Why I Hire Undocumented Workers
By Francis Wilkinson, Bloomberg Using data from the U.S. Census, the Pew Hispanic Center estimated that there were eight million undocumented immigrants in the U.S. labor force in 2010. The Migration Policy Institute estimated the […]
Celebrating Chávez Monument, But Where Are Farm Workers Now?
By Ivan Delgado, Aurora Saldivar, Johnny Flores, New America Media KEENE, Calif. — On October 8, 2012, over 6,000 people descended upon Villa La Paz — the home, operational headquarters and […]
Theft, Harassment, Violence: The Reality Of Many Latina Workers
By Hector E. Sanchez There are stories of human pain and workers’ rights abuses that are oftentimes ignored or simply never told. Through their labor, workers are fundamental to the […]