Exploitation and Resistance: Farmers and Migrants

This chapter examines the exploitative relationship between white ranch farmers and migrant workers in the U.S., highlighting the farmers' contradictory need for immigrant labor while aligning with racist ideologies. It details the farmers' protests against the U.S. Border Patrol's aggressive enforcement policies in the 1950s and their successful lobbying to halt the patrol's expansion. Additionally, it delves into Operation Wetback and other militarized responses to immigration, revealing the dire consequences for both migrants and industries dependent on their labor.