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Migrants Seen as Honest People by Reporter in Camps
A reporter spent a night in a Johns Island migrant camp and a day in fields with workers from New York to Florida. He portrays migrants as literate, sensitive people who long for stability, while detailing harsh camp conditions and risks they face.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy LeGare
Johns Island
North Carolina
Virginia
LeGare
New York
Florida
New York State
Sammy
Frank
Bud
Godine
Colvin