Times Investigation: In Mexico’s fields, children harvest crops that make it to American tables
Alejandrina, 12, wanted to be a teacher. Instead, she became a nomadic laborer, following the pepper harvest from farm to farm. An estimated 100,000 Mexican children under 14 pick crops for pay.
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