After Chavez, the fears linger – Immigration reform looms as workers grapple with high cost of living, more – Oxnard, California
Tagged: avocado, California, cesar chavez, Ventura CountyPosted on: March 26th, 2007“It is good picking weather for the back-breaking job, the workers say, better than it has been in the last few days.
But deep anxiety still lingers among those who make a living working the fields of strawberries and celery, avocado and citrus in verdant Ventura County. Thirty-five years after labor leader Cesar Chavez brought the plight of the migrant to the forefront and planted the seeds of reform through his United Farm Workers, some hardships still remain, some too big to be bargained with.”
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