Undocumented Farmworkers in the Time of COVID-19

Undocumented Farmworkers in the Time of COVID-19

As Americans shelter in place, washing hands and staying six feet away from each other, farmworkers carpool to get groceries then retreat to cramped, crowded quarters, sleeping several to a room. They are not coronavirus deniers: The pandemic terrifies them. They simply have no choice; are compelled to work yet feel disposable. Two-thirds of the […]

Trabajadores Agrícolas Indocumentados en Tiempos de COVID-19

Undocumented Farmworkers in the Time of COVID-19

Mientras los estadounidenses se refugian en el lugar, se lavan las manos y se mantienen a seis pies de distancia entre sí, los trabajadores agrícolas comparten el automóvil para comprar alimentos y luego se retiran a habitaciones estrechas y abarrotadas, durmiendo varios en una habitación. No son negacionistas del coronavirus: les aterroriza la pandemia. Simplemente […]