Latino forest workers share hardships with U.S. lawmakers

“As President Bush pushes for an expanded guest worker program, the plight of Latino forest guest workers took a quiet but significant turn on Thursday when two former guest workers from Guatemala showed up at the nation’s Capitol to tell their stories.

Thursday’s briefing was organized by California Rep. Joe Baca, D-Rialto, who renewed his call for an oversight hearing to examine the plight of the workers and the government’s role in hiring the contractors that mistreat them - a request made earlier this year before the House Agriculture Committee but not acted upon. With Republicans in charge of congress, Democrats cannot call hearings themselves.”

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