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From Slavery to Cheap Labor: The Enduring Legacy of Exploitation in American Agriculture

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How the Reliance on Undocumented Workers Echoes Historical Patterns of Exploitation In the sweltering heat of California’s Central Valley rows of farmworkers bend over fields harvesting the fruits and vegetables that stock grocery stores across the nation. Many of these workers are undocumented immigrants, paid below minimum wage, with no …

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