A Note from Jessica

by | Nov 21, 2017 | Blog, Recent News

By: Jessica Rodriguez My interest in the farmworker movement goes back to my family. I have many relatives who have worked in the past as farmworkers, my father being one of them. My family members have shared their stories with me about the struggles they faced as...

Advocacy Corner: The “AG Act”

by | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog

By: Taylor Anne Fie On October 25th, the House Judiciary Committee passed the Agricultural Guestworker Act (HR 4092), or “AG Act,” sponsored by Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA). The AG Act will replace the H-2A program with an H-2C program, providing 450,000...

When Disaster Strikes, Remember the Farmworkers

by | Nov 13, 2017 | Blog

By: Taylor Anne Fie Natural disasters wreak havoc on the lives of many, but news reporting in the wake of recent events like Hurricane Irma and the California fires tend to focus on the damage done to crops and farms and not so much to those working them. Migrant...