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Beneath the Pines: Stories of Migrant Tree Planters

Author: Immigrant Justice Project
Date Published: 2011


Here, in their own words, are the stories of migrant workers who are brought to the United States from Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras to plant trees, thin forests and apply herbicides for timber contractors that operate on public lands and on the huge commercial tracts of the South. Under federal rules, labor contractors who bring in these workers on short-term, temporary H-2B visas must guarantee them a minimun hourly wage. The Immigrant Justice Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center has documented serious, widespread abuse and exploitation of H-2B reforestation workers.

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Number of Pages: 11