Female farmworkers, mostly migrants, at risk in the U.S

The sexual harassment of female farmworkers has long been a dirty secret of migrant labor, says this Los Angeles Times editorial.

Studies are sparse, but one by the Southern Poverty Law Center found that 90% of female farmworkers in California surveyed in 1993 said sexual harassment was a serious problem. Vulnerable because of their poverty, their limited English skills and often their immigration status, these women are easy prey. Harassers sometimes threaten to report illegal immigrants or their relatives if victims do not remain silent, advocates say.

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Comments

[Lois]

I am so sorry to hear this, however, the same thing happens in Mexico. It's just that we have laws that are enforced because you are a human being. With the drug chartels taking over the Mexican government, it is a great time for illegal and legal immigrants to turn south and reclaim their nation. Mexico is rich, it just needs to do some redistribution. This victim now has over $1M from the US, I hope that she will use it to change the Mexican government and make it safe for them to work not only in the US, but in Mexico as well. We need to stop guilt tripping ourselves, this has been going on forever, on both sides of the border. Raise your Mexican self-esteem and change it in Mexico FIRST!!!