III. Puerto Ricans on Contract

III. Puerto Ricans on Contract

Puerto Rico is second only to Mexico as a source of cheap imported labor for U.S. growers; and on the ...
I. The New Braceros

I. The New Braceros

"Most of our people are reluctant to take dirty, low-paying and dead-end jobs. To fill these jobs, we need less ...
Apple Pickers

Apple Pickers

APPLE PICKERS MANY CALLED, FEW CHOSEN At the outset of this past fall's East Coast apple harvest, most of the ...
II. The Cane Contract: West Indians in Florida

II. The Cane Contract: West Indians in Florida

Every year, thousands of West Indian contract workers fly on chartered jets from Kingston, Jamaica to mainland Florida. They travel ...
IV. Race of the Orchards

IV. Race of the Orchards

Growers who defend the importation of Jamaican apple pickers say the job requires special attributes--traits they would like to pass ...