Slavery didn't go away.... it hides in plain sight, complete with

horrible living accomodations, insignificant wages, and an uncertain future. Isn't it unique that Jebby is the governor of a state in which this sort of
insanity persists to this day??? Perhaps shrub would like to bring it up in his next phantasmagorical story telling.

http://www.smfws.com/art12.7.2003.1.htm
Used and Abused
With fake names, fake Social Security cards and few rights,
migrant farm workers stay invisible in plain sight.


By CHRISTINE EVANS, JOHN LANTIGUA,CHRISTINE STAPLETON and JANE DAUGHERTY
Palm Beach Post Staff Writers
Sunday, Dec. 7, 2003

Modern-day slaves toil in Florida's fields of plenty.

They slip across the Mexican border at great peril, cross the country in the dark hollows of vans, stay silent as they are "bought" and "sold" in fruit groves and rest stops dotting the American landscape.

A destitute minority in a wealthy, well-fed society, they are packed like prisoners into unfit housing, ferried to work in unsafe vehicles and compelled to labor long hours -- under fake names and numbers -- for substandard wages.

Enslaved by debt from the very moment they arrive, they contribute mightily to Florida's $62 billion agricultural industry, yet they earn little in return.

In the worst cases, they are threatened, beaten and locked up in their dingy quarters to prevent their escape.

This is the state of the harvest in 2003.

...with illegal immigration. It opens up the possibility of MASSIVE human exploitation like this.

their plight only too well. Welcome to America, check your self respect at the border.