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and bandannas to protect themselves from the sun and from dust. their job today? to pick the purple grapes you ll snack on tomorrow. they re all veterans. and they re all mexican. except for me. me llamo gary. reporter: the rookie american who is joining them for a full day of work. the only person in short sleeves. the only person who doesn t know what he s doing. but i ve been assigned a partner. benjamin. benjamin? reporter: benjamin rodriguez has worked in the california fields for 32 years. he knows his grapes, called uvas in spanish, and is teaching me the trade. here s what i m learning. you ve got to get rid of the green ones. sometimes the green ones are way down. if you miss them and they get to the grocery store and then you go to the grocery store and get green ones, you ll complain to the store, the store will complain to the ranch and the ranch will complain to me, the worker. reporter: you make $8 an hour, minimum wage, and split 30 cents for each big box o

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