It all started with a card. Jorge Pilar met Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) because someone had given him a card with information about the organization. He kept it, and it wasn’t until years later, when he had an accident, that he remembered the card and sought legal advice.

Jorge Pilar García is originally from Tlapacoyan, Veracruz, Mexico. He has gone to work for various companies in the United States with an H-2B visas in the carnival and carnival industry. He is currently an active member of CDM’s Migrant Defense Committee.

Todo empezó con una tarjeta. Jorge Pilar conoció al Centro de los Derechos del Migrante, Inc. (CDM) porque le habían regalado una tarjeta con los datos de la organización. La guardó, y no fue hasta años después cuando tuvo un accidente, que recordó la tarjeta y solicitó asesoría legal.

Friends of Tamazunchale, San Luis Potosí and surrounding communities, beware of job offers for the US! Those seeking work in the United States with an H-2 visa should be very cautious with job offers for the company Superior Forestry, since cases of fraud have been reported in recent weeks.

Here are a series of testimonies by au pair workers in the J-1 program. To learn more about the program, check out Shortchanged; The Big Business Behind the Low Wage J-1 Au Pair Program​​​​​​​.

Name: “Mara”  

Country of Origin: Brazil  

Les presentamos una serie de testimonios de parte de trabajadoras au pairs, bajo el programa de visa J-1. Para conocer más acerca del programa, no dejes de leer este informe al respecto. 

Nombre: "Mara"

País de origen: Brasil