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Farmhand and Farmer: Exploring the Legal Environment that Conditions this Precarious Relationship Bo Schlagel

This is not a unique story

The Relationship year-round a partnership both participating in risk

Farmhand undocumented Legal System Shared Trust, Interdependent Risk consequences Solutions Farmer ineffective guest worker prgm Product of Structure Statement of Agency

Moving Forward guest worker programs ineffective for year-round practices many American farmers cannot find willing domestic labor many undocumented farm workers are already established in the U.S. Policy Implications Long-term worker program with path to residency and citizenship Documentation campaign

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