Long growing seasons, access to the Colorado River, and abundant sunlight all contribute to Yuma’s agricultural advantage. However, the crops don’t grow and get harvested on their own.
"We have to stay hidden," Lourdes Cardenas, a 62-year-old Mexican living in the city of Fresno ... as California alone relies on undocumented workers for 75% of its farm labor, according to the ...
“My mother still prefers to get her health care in Mexico,” Lepe said. “It’s easier for her.” Lepe and co-founders Wendy Johansson and Cindy Blanco Ochoa launched MiSalud Health in 2021 ...
Mercedes Falk is the president of the Wisconsin-based organization Puentes/Bridges, which leads the trips. Cole Hoscheit is a ...
"We have to stay hidden," Lourdes Cardenas, a 62-year-old Mexican living in the city of Fresno ... That is why for the United Farm Workers, the largest farm workers' union in the United States, the ...
A workers are at the total mercy of employers who control their livelihoods through the visas they obtain for their employees ...
“Farm workers, and all our neighbors in Kern County ... dozens of long-term residents of Kern County are now stranded in Mexico, far from their homes and the families, jobs, and communities that need ...
Farm certification offers a potential strategy to improve labour standards, uphold rights, and amplify migrants’ voices.
Tepole and other Mexican workers estimated that it costs $25,000 ... and for the last two years has been milking cows on a dairy farm in Minnesota. “When they go, it’s sad,” Teresa said.
“Farm workers, and all our neighbors in Kern County ... dozens of long-term residents of Kern County are now stranded in Mexico, far from their homes and the families, jobs, and communities ...