09 February, 2017

California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers - The New York Times

California Farmers Backed Trump, but Now Fear Losing Field Workers - The New York Times: "“We’re just waiting and praying, hoping that somebody can convince them that we are not hurting anyone by being here,” said Isabel Rios, 49, who has been picking grapes for the last two decades. Like most women in the fields, she covers her face with a bandanna to protect against the blaring sun, dust and pesticides. Her two children, 9 and 18, are American-born citizens and she worries what will happen to them if she is sent back to Mexico. “Who will benefit if we are not here?”

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