Migrant Workers

As I began to read Cajas, the biography about Francisco Jimenez,  I could never imagine going to work for the day then coming home to your whole world changed in a matter of seconds.  I never realized how little education a migrant worker received due to the constant moving around to find work.  Their living conditions seemed so simple and poor, probably because they were constantly on the move.  I wonder if in some areas the living/housing conditions have to be approved or checked by the state.  Once the little boy finally was able to go to school, I had hope for him.  As a future educator, I wanted him to succeed and be able to receive a proper education.  He was so thrilled to finally make a friend and begin to learn until he went home to find they were moving once again. 




   The conditions that these young children have to work in are terrible! Always hot, long hours, little breaks just so we as citizens can receive fresh fruit and products.  I could never imagine putting such a small child in the danger of working with the possibility of passing out due to heat exhaustion. Although there are state laws and regulations of child labor, I wonder how much of it is enforced, especially if the family is in need.