born in mexico, carlos was brought to america as a 6-month-old with his migrant farm working family. since he was 9 years old, he was working with his father pasqal. despite living here his entire life, carlos still lives under the constant threat and fear of deportation. he and his father have decided to teach me how to pick oranges before i start my first day of work tomorrow. have you ever picked oranges or done any kind of field work? i picked things off trees. but you pick one. you pick it, you eat it. i ve never had to pick 2,500 to fill a tub. i think i m going to be sore by the end of the day tomorrow. my dad, he s 49. wow. that s nothing. i know people that are 70 picking oranges, because it s a necessity. you have to. hopefully, if i can better myself, i can help my family. what he did for me, i ll do it for him. what do you want to do with your life? i really want to go to law school. you want to be a lawyer? yes. that d be amazing.
his migrant farm working family. since he was nine years old, he was working with his father pasqal. despite living here his entire life, carlos lives under the p constant threat and fear of deportation. they have decided to teach me how to pick oranges before i start my first day of work tomorrow. have you ever picked oranges or done field work? i picked things off trees. but you pick one. you pick it, you eat it. i ve never had to pick 2500 to fill a tub. i think i m going to be sore by the end of the day tomorrow. my dad, he s 49. that s nothing. i know people that are 70 picking oranges. because it s a necessity. you have to. hopefully if i can better myself, i can help my family. what he did for me, i ll do it for him. what do you want to do with your life? i really want to go to law school. you want to be a lawyer? yes. that d be amazing.
taking these jobs. immigrant laborers. there s mainly two ways that farms and citrus groves find workers. one way is the h-2a guest worker visa program, a sort of stopgap measure designed to get immigrant workers in the field without granting them permanent residency. it s neither a path to citizenship nor particularly popular with the agriculture industry. so that leaves undocumented immigrants. after surviving a dangerous border crossing, they take whatever jobs they can find and generally live life in the shadows to avoid being deported. most see the risk as the only way to make a better life for themselves and their families. make a left up here. carlos is a 20-year-old undocumented immigrant. born in mexico, carlos was brought to america as a 6-month-old infant with his migrant farm working family. since he was 9 years old, he has been working in the fields with his father pascual picking tobacco, oranges, and onions.
of course, some people are taking these jobs. immigrant labors. there is maybe two ways that farms and citrus groves find workers. one way is the h-2a guest worker visa program, a sort of stopgap measure designed to get immigrant workers in the field without granting them permanent residency. it s neither a path to citizenship nor particularly popular with the agriculture industry. so that leaves undocumented immigrants. after surviving a dangerous border crossing, they take whatever jobs they can find and generally live life in the shadows to avoid being deported. most see the risk as the only way to make a better life for themselves and their families. make a left up here. carlos is a 20-year-old undocumented immigrant. born in mexico, carlos was brought to america as a 6-month-old infant with his migrant farm working family.
immigrant labors. there is maybely two ways that pharmacy and citrus groves find workers. one way is the h-2a guest worker visa program, a sort of stopgap measure designed to get immigrant workers in the field without granting them permanent ready it is. it s neither a path to citizenship nor particularly popular with the agriculture industry. so that leaves undocumented immigrants. after surviving a dangerous border crossing, they take whatever jobs they can find and generally live life in the shadows to avoid being deported. most see the risk as the only way to make a better life for themselves and their families. make a left up here. carlos is a 20-year-old undocumented immigrant. born in mexico, carlos was brought to america as a 6-month-old infant with his migrant farm working family. since he was 9 years old, he has been working in the fields with his father pascual picking tobacco, oranges, and onions.