Experts: Wage Disparities Send Underemployed to the U.S.
The Sun (San Bernardino, CA) › April 30, 2006
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Francisco Garcia of Michoacan, Mexico, could hardly be described as unemployed before he came to the United States. He was a farmer who owned his own land, tending wheat, corn and beans.
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Experts: Wage Disparities Send Underemployed to the U.S.
As costs to fertilize his land increased, Garcia was barely breaking even, making just $2,000 a year to support his family of four. About six years ago, he decided to come to the United States. He has been making the journey back and forth ever since.
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