In a tacit admission that US food production requires foreign labor, the Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to employ guest workers from other countries.
Yuma County produces 90% of the nation’s lettuce during the winter months, a pace that growers say would be difficult to maintain without pesticides, even as organizations like Beyond Pesticides warn of their public health risks.
Farms in Yuma have shifted from mass-produced field crops to high-value specialty crops. That means more money, more labor, more pesticides and, according to a growing body of research, more adverse health effects among farmworkers.
Tribal farms in Arizona are especially vulnerable to federal cuts as they work to overcome generations of lending discrimination.
Hollywood studios and independent producers have long depicted the collective efforts of working people to improve their lives and gain a voice in their workplaces and the larger society.
