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Migrants struggle in Florida amid crops freezes and relief efforts
Tony Tijerina and Ben Ramos led migrant families in south Florida after January freezes wiped out crops. OMICA organized workers, petitioned for disaster status, and President Nixon declared south Florida a disaster area with unemployment funds and food aid. Juarez calls for unionization to gain power and better living.
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Tijerinas
Redlands
Miami
Campbell
Ben Ramos
Ramos
Texas
Homestead
Date County
U.S. 1
Tony
OMICA
Rodolfo Juarez
Reubin Askew
South Florida
Askew
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Secret Service