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Lupita is a Spanish-speaking migrant worker who came to the United States seeking better opportunities for her family. One day, she felt sick and sought medical attention. When she arrived at the health clinic, she was worried that she would not be able to communicate her symptoms because she did not speak English. 

Lupita es una trabajadora migrante que habla español, y llegó a los Estados Unidos buscando mejores oportunidades para su familia. Un día, se sintió mal y buscó atención médica. Cuando llegó a la clínica, le preocupaba no poder comunicar sus síntomas, porque no habla inglés.

Cuando viene a trabajar a los Estados Unidos, es posible que su empleador lo anime a vivir en una vivienda suya y que él administra. Aunque este arreglo puede parecer conveniente, en algunos casos, la vivienda provista por el empleador puede facilitar que su patrón le robe sus salarios o lo presione a vivir en condiciones inseguras e inhumanas. Para evitar la explotación, es muy importante conocer sus derechos y saber cómo reportar las violaciones.

When you come to work in the United States, your employer may encourage you to live in housing provided by the company. While such an arrangement may seem convenient, in some cases employer-provided housing can make it easier for your boss to steal your wages or pressure you into living in unsafe and inhumane conditions. To avoid these kinds of abuses, it is important to know your rights and know how to protect them.

Migrant workers have reason for optimism that the U.S. Government will act aggressively to protect their workplace rights.

Last weekend, La Jornada published an article about a group of people from a number of communities in the state of Oaxaca who have filed a complaint against a fraudulent recruiter who conned them, promising a passport, a U.S. work visa, and a secure job in the state of Texas.

This is a blog by Lazlo Beh, an attorney at the Pennsylvania Farmworker Project. Read more to learn about the process of filing taxes in the United States. The deadline to file taxes is April 18, 2016!

The life of a farmworker woman is this: she has to work in the sun, the rain, the fog… They are forced to work because they have to support their families.