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For more than 45 years, the Migrant Legal Action Program (MLAP) has advocated for migrant and seasona

For more than forty five years, the Migrant Legal Action Program (MLAP) has provided legal representation and a national voice for migrant and seasonal farmworkers and immigrants, the poorest group of working people in the United States. MLAP works to enforce rights and to improve public policies affecting farmworkers' working and housing conditions, education, health, nutrition, and general welfa

re. The program works with an extensive network of local service providers. MLAP staff is actively involved in a variety of advocacy, including
legislative and administrative representation. MLAP also provides
extensive support to local migrant service providers through training,
technical assistance, and other services.

06/26/2019

Here's a strong story about how a migrant/community health center is working to ensure access to healthcare in the face of the fears of the immigrant and refugee community in its service area. MLAP has worked with this excellent center in the past on a variety of issues.

The staff of a health center in New York State noticed that farm workers were struggling to get to clinics. So the staff decided to bring check-ups to them — through video.

06/05/2019

This remarkable migrant student delivers a powerful speech about the struggles she faced and the sacrifices her family made for her to achieve Valedictorian status at her high school. Her story was also featured on Good Morning America.

To view her speech, click the link: https://streamable.com/s/qb499/rbgtbe?fbclid=IwAR3fBLPzzpB2qs2bqFT6DMiDHlhF6_TEwYT8dsLNJvsot2a8XJsoSNB725c

A Florida teen is capturing national attention with her powerful valedictorian speech and clever use of strawberries as a stage prop.

06/03/2019

Here is a wonderful story about a Salinas farmworker who just earned his bachelors with honors at 58 years old! Now he wants to give back to his community as a teacher. This article describes his amazing story, from leaving his native Oaxaca, Mexico to working in the fields of California, of the barriers he faced and the triumphs he achieved, for his family, his community, and eventually, his own education.

He plans to get his master’s in education, too. But teaching in Salinas comes first.

05/31/2019

Here is a wonderful piece about a successful farmworker student who, along with her parents, went on the morning show New Day this week on CNN. She persevered through numerous challenges and now has earned her Master's degree. She plans to give back to the community as a guidance counselor.

CNN's Alisyn Camerota speaks with Erica Alfaro, a college graduate from California, who decided to honor her parents in her graduation photos by standing in ...

05/29/2019

As this story illustrates, farmworkers are subject to exploitation and abuse by contractors, even in the regulated foreign worker visa program.

The indictment accuses five people of conspiring to force 14 men to work in Wisconsin by harming them or threatening them with serious harm.

05/28/2019

It is graduation season and we are seeing more and more migratory students graduating from college. Here are a few migrant students who proudly stand with their parents. They did not forget where they came from....

Varios hispanos que trabajaban en el campo, o hijos de campesinos, se están graduando de la universidad estos días. Con orgullo muestran sus orígenes en estas imágenes. ¡Felicitaciones a todos ellos!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

05/21/2019

Another great success story about a farmworker student who was helped by the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP)!

This father-of-two’s non-traditional path began in Mexico, where he was born and raised.

05/20/2019

Here is an inspiring story of the daughter of farmworkers who dedicated her college graduation to them and their daily hard work for her and her siblings. She graduated this past Sunday and was the first in her family to graduate from a four year college. ¡Felicidades!

Thousands responded to the tweet from the soon-to-be college grad Anna Ocegueda, flanked by her parents, immigrants from Mexico, who work in the fields.

05/17/2019

Following is a story about the challenges faced by many farmworkers from Mexico in their quest to obtain an H-2A temporary agricultural worker visa to work in the U.S.

For Mexican farmworkers, seasonal employment in the US is an opportunity to earn more – but those who make the journey can be easily exploited by recruiters

04/02/2019

An excellent story that portrays not only the squalid conditions in which many farmworkers are forced to live, but also the challenges of enforcing housing standards for them.

Farmworkers forced to sleep in shipping containers and houses infested by scorpions. Housing facilities without indoor plumbing or beds.Farmworkers and

02/20/2019

U.S. Department of Labor finds migrant farmworkers being housed in horrific conditions. Here's the story:

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A company in Silverton and its housing provider must pay $35,000 in penalties after an inspection found migrant farmworkers housed in filthy, rodent-infested quarters. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the U.S. Department of Labor said Friday that its...

02/19/2019

Here is an interesting story about the potential impact of mechanization on farmworkers.

Can a robot pick a strawberry better, faster, and cheaper than a seasonal farmworker?

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