Oaxacan Indians as Baja Farmers
Let's say your a farmer in California and you need cheap labor, who do you hire? You hire a Mexican worker of course. Now let's say your a farmer on the Baja of Mexico and you need cheap labor, who do you hire? You hire an Oaxacan Indian of course. But what a minute, who are they?
The Oaxacan Indians come from the most southern part of Mexico. They make up many of the farm workers up and down the Baja. The farmers have recruited them with the promise of good wages and good opportunity. Since people are very poor in Oaxaca, they are quite excited for the opportunity. They make the long trip with their family and the farmer drops them off and says good luck. They are left to fend for themselves. So, they look around and notice a junk pile made up of farmer garbage - old pipes, old trucks, left over plastic etc. So, they begin to make for themselves a shelter.
Heartland youth visited one of the camps this summer. Here is a video clip of what we saw.
The Oaxacan Indians come from the most southern part of Mexico. They make up many of the farm workers up and down the Baja. The farmers have recruited them with the promise of good wages and good opportunity. Since people are very poor in Oaxaca, they are quite excited for the opportunity. They make the long trip with their family and the farmer drops them off and says good luck. They are left to fend for themselves. So, they look around and notice a junk pile made up of farmer garbage - old pipes, old trucks, left over plastic etc. So, they begin to make for themselves a shelter.
Heartland youth visited one of the camps this summer. Here is a video clip of what we saw.
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