This was part of an initiative to get all U.S. senators to participate in the 'Take Our Jobs' campaign to garner support in the Senate for a pathway to citizenship for farmworkers
In the Inland Empire communities of Chino and Ontario, decades ago there was farmland as far as the eye could see. But in recent years, many of those farms have been gobbled up by warehouses and the rapidly expanding logistics industry.His wife works at a grocery store and they help provide for his parents in Oaxaca, Mexico.Many of his colleagues told Padilla how much they long to visit their aging parents in their home country before they pass away.
"I have held the hands of farmworkers who can't go to the burial of their mother or their father," said Romero.The physical toll is also significant. Garcia said that gathering radishes is especially challenging, requiring workers to remain on their knees all day. "It's not too bad today, but they're out here even in you know, 110-degree weather or when it's pouring rain," said Padilla."The work has to get done. People need to eat, and they do it with joy. But it is hard work,"
UFW said U.S. Senator Cory Booker has accepted their invitation as well, and the organization urges the rest of the Senate to do the same.
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