Illegal Immigrants In The 19th Century

Farm labor can be one of the most difficult job to handle. From the low wages to the horrible weather and health conditions. Most of these farm labor workers are immigrants who are here in the United States seeking for a better job, and providing for their children’s. However, they do not have a good job and are struggling so bad for their children. The average pay for a field worker is ten dollars per hour. There must be a change to these wages since many workers are working in extremely hot weather conditions that no one can imagine or are willing to work like that. Not only that, but the farmers benefit from them dramatically. In the 1984 address by Cesar E. Chavez, president of the United Farm Workers of America, AFL-CIO, to the Commonwealth Club of California, uses different appeals to present the unfairness a farm worker faces. His main point is to

Factory Farming is an increasing industry in the United States. These large farms, which evidently appear to be more like slaughterhouses than the typical farms a person can imagine are located throughout the United States. These factory farms contain animals ranging from chickens, sheep, goats, cows, turkeys, and pigs, they also contain dairy products. The conditions for the animals and the employees of these factory farms are inhumane and vile. Life behind the walls of the factory farm is both unsanitary for the animals and the employees. Employees are forced to endure long hours and poor treatment. Animals in these conditions withstand living in cages and are forced to live in uninhabitable ways.

Throughout the era of the great depression, migrant farm workers were put at unfair labor. A man named Cesar Chavez helped migrant farm workers by boycotting the fruit companies they worked for and forming unions for them. The beginning of Chavez’s life, striking and boycotting fruit companies, and his new projects were the biggest impact in changing farm worker’s lives.

Despite harsh working conditions, farmworkers have worked constantly for years due to the need of necessities for their families along with themselves. After thorough investigation, I have come to a conclusion that even after so many years of protesting as well as working diligently, farmworkers still have experienced unacceptable working conditions, however they were not as bad as the past. There was a definite need for a drastic change due to the working conditions of the farmworkers. Conditions may have improved due to the social justices that Cesar Chavez including The 5 Year Strike has gained. As I was comparing both working conditions of today’s farmworkers with farmworkers of other times in history, I have come to find many differences

It is hard for farmers who need employees to keep agricultural business going when they cannot find willing people to work these jobs. Farmers are not the only businesses affected but also slaughterhouses, dairies, and lumber businesses as well. These jobs

Working conditions between the two groups also varied. Tenant farmers were fortunate enough to be able to own their farming supplies and equipment. This in turn made their working conditions a bit easier because they were used to using the equipment that they had. Because of this productivity was increased and allowed them to have more control over the volume of goods produced, and consequently, profits. Immigrants were not as lucky. With whatever jobs they could find, conditions were just as bleak and unpromising. The average annual wage for unskilled immigrant laborers was $270 per year (1/22 lecture notes). For example, with scavenging they had to go and clean waste from outhouses. This was probably one of the dirtiest jobs one could have during this time. Assuming the scavenger had a home, they could wash off a day’s work, but this was not usually the case. Working conditions for immigrants were not as predictable and uniform because they had the least job security and opportunities for advancement.

Maybe the major mistake in the American immigration policies during the last decades has been that it is costly to impose immigration laws. Those who came to the United States have become alert of this matter and used it to benefit from it. Nevertheless, inexpensive employment was originally rare with the slave trade when the United Stated started to be colonized. Being a new country, the absence of Caucasians indentured employers eager to work on agricultural estate began a range of difficulties in concerns to constructing the promising fresh land.

Some only come for work and others come to stay, however, many are not legally citizens. Those who only come for work, often don’t have a proper work visa. This gives employers an advantage because anything the farm workers do wrong could potentially destroy their chances of working in the United States again. Employers could have them turned in to the government causing them to be deported. They could also make life miserable on the farm for them by working them longer hours, not feeding them the proper amount of food, and even beating them. Farm workers also have trouble speaking out because of their status and workers also have trouble traveling off the farms. They fear they will be caught by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). Workers are afraid of getting caught because they “feel a sense of accomplishment”. They feel accomplished because they are being able to send their kids to school, feed their families, buy houses, and they are producing food for people all around the world to eat. Employers of migrant farm workers must give permission to their workers to leave the farm, especially if they want to travel out of state. They don’t have much access or connections with the public. A movement was started to try and end the poor treatment of migrant farm workers (Altman

The farm workers’ rights issues were also a major matter that the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement dealt with along with the other issues. Mexican-American migrant farm workers had to endure the harsh working conditions while traveling from farm to farm in the United States in search for work. While working, the farm workers tended to be exploited by farm owners while also receiving low wages that kept them below the poverty level (Ramirez). Due to certain

In order to achieve the perfect selection of produce that the American consumer has come to expect, a high price must be paid by the laborers who make it possible. At the top of the list is their physical and mental well-being. Migrants and their dependents experience more frequent and more severe health problems than the general population. Their illnesses are often caused by poor nutrition, lack of resources, lack of education, or infectious diseases from overcrowding and poor sanitation. However, the health problems migrants and their families face because of their low-income status and unfamiliarity with the culture are compounded by a migratory lifestyle and the inherent dangers and health risks involved in their occupations. Stress and depression is a concern among migrants which may be related to isolation, economic hardship or the environment which can hinder their productivity. The pressure imposed on laborers by their employers, often as a result of their own economic pressure, to continue working despite chronic pain or illness begins to take its toll on their overall health. The stress they experience can contribute to the development of other health problems. The worker’s physical well-being is challenged as well. Health problems inherent in this population can include back

Undocumented farm workers are specially in a vulnerable position to receive illnesses (physical or mental or both). This is due to the various structures

The farm-workers employees and the health sector literally and figuratively exclude the migrant’s workers from accessing quality health care (Bruhn 82). The agricultural sector, has sales that exceed billions of money annually whose efficiency depends on manual labor. Despite the fact that the migrant’s workers are seasonal or temporary workers, they qualify for health care insurance provision from employees. The workers are normally involved in tasks that are characterized by injuries and infections which may be obtained from the tools they use of plantations chemicals. Due to the nature of farming that is normally seasonal, there is a need to ensure that health is maintained by the workers. A healthy employee can be termed as a productive associate and asset to the well being of the farm (Bruhn 84). A healthy and a stable workplace continuously remains an essential feature of the agricultural sector as a major economic growth

During the 1920’s the United States really became a country of immigrants, even though not everyone was on board. In this time we saw immigration numbers that would far exceed the decades that would come after it and only to be surpasses by the decade that came before in a 40 year span. Almost 4.3 million people came to the US in the 1920’s and they spanned from far and wide to come to the US. Numbers would dip in the coming decades and would not surpass the million mark for at least two decades. These numbers saw drops that would relate to immigrant life and US immigration tactics.

But is not only the animals who are suffering because of this food system. The environment and humans who consume factory farming products also suffer. Green house gas emissions and factory farm waste that seeps into water sources and soil are just some of the environmental

Immigration has always been a major part of America. In fact, without immigration the creation of America would not have been possible. The majority of immigrants came to America for religious freedom and economic opportunities. However, for the most part before the 1870’s most immigrants were Protestants from northern and western Europe. These immigrants often migrated to the United States as families and usually lived on farms with family or friends who had already migrated beforehand. A lot of immigrants came to America with a plan or goal in mind. They often had saved up money for the long immigration overseas, were skilled in a certain trade, or had already been educated at a high level. Sadly, this would not last. Immigration