Migrant Farm Workers
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MIGRANT FARMWORKERS:

• MOST MIGRANT WORKERS WERE LATINO AND ALSO MIGRATED.
• PAID BETWEEN 15 AND 25 CENT PER HOUR.
• INDIVIDUAL LOOKING FOR AN EMPLOYMENT AS AGRICULTURAL WORK.

MIGRANT FARM WORKERS:

• 1920's 200,000 MEX/AMR FARM WORKERS.
• US THINKS THAT MEX/AMR WILL WORK LIVING ANYWHERE BC THEY ARE DESPER.
• GOVT SET UP LABOR CAMPS, WORKERS MOVED A LOT.

MIGRANT FARM WORKERS:

• MIGRATORY WORKERS DURING DEPRESSION.
• MOST MIGRANT WORKERS WERE ISOLATED FROM COMMUNITIES.
• WERE NOT ALLOWED TO LEAVE STATE WITHOUT PERMISSION.

MIGRANT FARM WORKERS:

• MIGRANT WORKERS BASICALLY HAD NO RIGHTS.
• 1960's STARTED A PROTEST WITH CHAVEZ.
• MIGRANT WORKERS LIVED IN THE FARM NOT A NICE HOUSE.

WORK SITED:

• C, McWilliams. "Migrant Labor" infoplease.com Apr 3 14. 10-20-13