Jones, Maggie,

Migrants No More. Maggie Jones. - Mother Jones, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 1, Environment, 1522-3205; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Migrants No More, Nov./Dec. 2004; pp. 78-84.

"Mexicans used to come to California's San Joaquin Valley to work the harvest and go home. But now the migrants are settling in--and so is a stark, new kind of poverty." (MOTHER JONES) This article describes the economic struggles of California's migrant farm workers.

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United Farm Workers of America


Children of migrant laborers--Education
Emigration and immigration--Mexico
Immigrants--Crimes against
Independent contractors
Migrant agricultural laborers
Poverty
Work environment


California--Economic conditions

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