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Navajos Fill Irrigation Jobs in Texas High Plains
A Yoakum County farmer contacted the Texas Employment Commission Brownfield Office in March to hire Navajo workers from Gallup, New Mexico for pre watering and irrigation tasks. Between June and August more than 140 Navajos came, earning over $1.25 per hour or up to $12.50 for eight hours, and remaining productive in muddy fields.
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Chris DeBusk
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