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Who Are The Migrants And What Is Home
An extended profile of the Lower Rio Grande Valley focusing on migrant Mexican American farm workers. It describes the seasonal economy, crops, rail yards, packing sheds, and towns shaped by winter occupancy and summer departures. It notes 80 percent Mexican American residents, migrations to Michigan Wisconsin Nebraska Illinois for three to seven months, and the looming automation reducing future labor needs. It profiles diverse migrants, including crew leaders earning high weekly sums, and portrays the social cycle of for-hire labor, return migration, and town viability dependent on workers’ patterns.
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