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CA Farmworkers’ May Day Message: MAGA Means ‘Mexicans Ain’t Going Anywhere’

David Bacon -
Farmworkers and supporters took to the streets in Santa Maria along California's Central Coast this past Friday in commemoration of May Day.
Politics

In Race for California Governor, Farmers and Farmworkers Take Center Stage

Juan Esparza Loera -
Two recent gubernatorial debates in Fresno centered on the future of the state's massive agriculture industry and the farmworkers who keep it going.
Labor

Larry Itliong and the Great Delano Grape Strike

David Bacon -
The myth that Cesar Chavez single-handedly led the farmworker movement was never true. Nothing makes this clearer than the life and work of Larry Itliong.
Immigration

Elderly Bakersfield Couple Self Deports After 35 Years in the US

Alfonso Sierra -
Daniel and Alberta Herrera say with Trump's immigration crackdown "fear and insecurity" are all they have left after more than 35 years living in Bakersfield.
Community

In California’s Central Valley, Farmworkers Confront Rising Hunger Amid Immigration Crackdown

Agustin Duran -
With fewer jobs and fears of immigration raids, farmworkers in the Central Valley are increasingly reliant on food aid and other support services.
Immigration

The Power Imbalance at the Root of the H-2A Farmworker Visa Program

Li Lovett -
Changes to the H-2A farmworker visa by the Trump Administration create more openings for exploitation and abuse, says journalist David Bacon.
Immigration

Immigration Raid Turns Up Visa Fraud Scheme Targeting Migrant Farmworkers

Roxsy Lin -
An immigration raid in Santa Maria, California, has uncovered a criminal enterprise targeting migrant farmworkers who were illegally sold H2A visas.
Immigration

Psychological Scars, Rising Costs — ICE Deportations Rock Central Valley’s Ag Sector

El Popular -
Many long-time agricultural workers in California's Central Valley say they’ve never experienced anything like what they are seeing now.
Op-Ed

Flying Blind – Loss of Federal Survey Data Will Make Life Harder for Ag Producers, Farmworker Families

Edward Kissam -
The Trump Administration plans to end the National Agricultural Worker Survey, which for 37 years has provided updated information on U.S. crop workers.
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