31. One of five children of Depression-era migrant farm workers, Chavez saw his family exploited by growers. 32. Other assignments at Mademoiselle, she fondly recalls, included pieces on migrant farm workers and homeless and runaway teenagers. 33. Others are veterans of the insecure life of migrant farm work farther west. 34. Some residents work in the nearby citrus fields, or are migrant farm workers, while others hold jobs in nearby towns. 35. Supporters of the cuts include the American Farm Bureau Federation, which detests lawsuits filed on behalf of migrant farm workers. 36. The award went to photographer Dallas Kinney for a photo essay on the plight of migrant farm workers. 37. The campaign in Aptos, a white enclave in a region populated mostly by Mexican immigrants and migrant farm workers, began a year ago. 38. The daughter of migrant farm workers, Echaveste has reached a White House position never before attained by a Hispanic woman. 39. The law was passed decades ago to protect migrant farm workers from abuse, but a recent California Court of Appeal decision says it can apply to almost anybody. 40. The savings, however, are not worth the potential abuses that migrant farm workers will face. |