Immigration Matters: Mexican Strawberry Pickers Seek African American Help - Louisiana

Thirty men from Mexico who came to pick strawberries in Louisiana and found themselves in “slave-like” conditions ended up approaching some African-American activists for help. Gerald Lenoir is coordinator for Black Alliance for Just Immigration. Ted Quant is a labor activist and teacher in New Orleans. Damien Ramos is an organizer in the homeless community of New Orleans. Immigration Matters regularly features the views of the nation’s leading immigrant rights advocates.”*

*From: http://news.ncmonline.com
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