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Ziebarth, Ann – Rural Sociology, 2006
The place where we live and work is a reflection of a complex set of economic conditions and social relationships. Very little information is available regarding housing for Minnesota's migrant workers. It is estimated that approximately 20,000 people migrate to Minnesota each summer to work in the production and processing of green peas and sweet…
Descriptors: Seasonal Laborers, Migrant Workers, Housing, Counties
Montejano, David – 1977
Racism and racial exploitation, rather than disappearing with the march of capitalist development, appear instead as its intimate companions. The racial experience of the Mexican in South Texas was shaped by the rapid development of agriculture there in the early part of the century, between 1900-1910 and 1920-1930. The agrarian land revolution…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Capitalism, Farm Labor, Foreign Workers
Kelly, Philip L. – 1979
Observations and recollections of Mexican workers, smuggled illegally to farms in southern Colorado, resulted in this account of their attitudes toward work conditions, pay and benefits, leisure activities, feelings of insecurity, and their aspirations. Backgrounds of the 30 aliens interviewed coincided with available statistics on illegal Mexican…
Descriptors: Agricultural Laborers, Aspiration, Attitudes, Braceros