“What he had in mind was to get some money to build our house and he was excited to improve our quality of life ... farm labor contractor, hired Lopez to be an H-2A temporary agricultural worker ...

In reality, life didn’t work out that way for Wu. At 27, she eloped with a construction worker after an unexpected pregnancy. They would divorce eight years (and a second daughter) later ...

He came from humble beginnings, Herrera’s parents were migrant workers, who moved from town to town for work. “I noticed the ...