Migrant farm work being outsourced -- to Mexico
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United States vegetable growers are getting around problems such as immigration raids and increasing risks for migrants coming north to work their farms by outsourcing that work down to Mexico.
‘Antonio Martinez used to pay smugglers thousands of dollars each year to sneak him into the United States to manage farm crews. Now, the work comes to him.’
‘Supervising lettuce pickers in central Mexico, Martinez earns just half of the $1,100 a week he made in the U.S. But the job has its advantages, including working without fear of immigration raids.’ From the Associated Press via the Miami Herald.
-- Deborah Bonello in Mexico City