SALINAS, Calif. -- In their straw hats, rolled up sleeves and work boots, the dozen or so Latinos gathered by a field of ripening strawberries still look like farmers. All but one of them, however, have lost their land. [read full story]
|
RELATED
|
|
It has been nine years since thousands of frustrated and angry Hispanic farmers joined to sue the federal government over alleged discrimination.Many of the farmers said they were denied loans, mistreated or ignored.
Barack Obama, Robert Menendez, Tom Vilsack, U.S. Federal Executive Departments and Cabinet, U.S. Government, Judiciary & Lawsuits, U.S. Justice Department, U.S. Agriculture Department, United States of America, Central Coast (California), North America, California, Salinas (California)
