Category Archives: HTA’s

Braceros, most well over 80, wait to collect back wages…and wait and wait..

 The New York Times reports that a Settlement Will Allow Thousands of Mexican Laborers in the U.S. to Collect Back Pay.  

The settlement allows for the return of the 10% of wages that were withheld from Braceros while they worked as … Continue reading

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Building Ties at 3×1

In El Llano, Mexico, Napa resident Rosario Gonzalez, center, and familymembers wait for friends in El Llano’s plaza during holiday festivitiesin December 2007. Gonzalez’ husband Tony Herrera, who works at SwansonVineyards in Oakville, is at left. Between them are their … Continue reading

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