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A local farmer said, "I have had one American applicant that has come to me for a job . once they got to the farm they worked one day and never showed up again."
Sexual exploitation perpetrated by men in positions of power instills fear that keeps farm laborers obedient, despite precarious working conditions - and keeps fruits and vegetables cheap.
Is the “third time a charm?” Well, U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse and others who reintroduced the Farm Workforce Modernization Act in the House recently certainly hope so.