foreign workers, mexican

Photographs, poems, and interviews with children reveal the hardships and hopes of Mexican American migrant farm workers and their families.

Argues that anti-immigration groups are racist; explores the history of violence against immigrants; and contends that the United States needs to adopt a pro-worker and pro-immigrant agenda.

Former Mexican foreign minister Jorge G. Castaneda reveals the truth behind widely held myths about America's Mexican immigrant population, explaining why many Mexican immigrants choose to come to America, how they are treated by the government and American citizens, what challenges they face on a daily basis, and other related topics.