From Rodrigo Narbona

Sources Cited

[1] Jennifer Scott, et al., Immigration Status and Farmwork: Understanding the Wage and Income Gap Across US Policy and Economic Eras, 1989-2016, 40 Population Research and Policy Review 861 (2021). https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11113-021-09652-9.pdf.

Scott, Immigration Status and Farmwork at 882-83.

[2] According to the 2017-2018 National Agricultural Workers’ Survey, at least 37% of farmworkers nationwide are undocumented, which means they are ineligible for most government benefits. See Izaac Ornelas, Wenson Fung, Susan Gabbard, & Daniel Carroll, Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2017-2018: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers. Res. Rep. 14, US Dep. Labor, Employ. Train. Adm. (March 2021). https://wdr.doleta.gov/research/FullText_Documents/ETAOP2021-22%20NAWS%20Research%20Report%2014%20(2017-2018)_508%20Compliant.pdf

[3] Mallory Rahe, Estimates of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in Agriculture, 2018 Update. Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Health Policy and Analytics Division (June 2018). https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:421298

[4] Oregon State Board of Agriculture 2021 Report. https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/documents/publications/administration/boardreport.pdf

[5] Trish Hernandez & Susan Gabbard, Findings from the National Agricultural Workers Survey (NAWS) 2015-2016: A Demographic and Employment Profile of United States Farmworkers. Res. Rep. 13, US Dep. Labor, Employ. Train. Adm.. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ETA/naws/pdfs/NAWS_Research_Report_13.pdf

[6] Mallory Rahe, Estimates of Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers in Agriculture, 2018 Update. Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Health Policy and Analytics Division (June 2018). https://digital.osl.state.or.us/islandora/object/osl:421298

[7] Janet Bauer, Oregon Should Assist Laid-off Immigrant Workers Excluded from Federal Aid, Oregon Center for Public Policy (April 6, 2020); Occupations With Highest Shares of Unauthorized Immigrant Workers by State, 2014 continued, Pew Research Center (Nov. 2, 2016). https://www.pewresearch.org/hispanic/2016/11/03/appendix-d-detailed-tables/ph_11-03-16_unauthorized-app-d-04.

Further Reading

Emily Goodykoontz, Christmas Tree Workers Killed in Crash Were Headed Home After Long Harvest Week, Oregon Live (Dec. 02, 2019). https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/12/christmas-tree-workers-killed-in-crash-were-headed-home-after-long-harvest-week.html.

Heather H. McClure, et al., Stress, Place, And Allostatic Load Among Mexican Immigrant Farmworkers in Oregon, 17 Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 1518 (Feb. 2015). https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10903-014-0066-z.pdf.

Immigrant Justice Project of Southern Poverty Law Center, Beneath the Pines: Stories of Migrant Tree Planters (May 2006). https://www.splcenter.org/sites/default/files/d6_legacy_files/downloads/beneaththepines.pdf.

Jack Harvel, Black Market, Green Product, The Source Weekly (Jan. 5, 2022). https://www.bendsource.com/bend/black-market-green-product/Content?oid=16032487#.

Jamie Goldberg, Farmworkers Say Oregon’s Limited Oversight, Lenient Fines Leave Them Vulnerable, Oregon Live (July 25, 2021). https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2021/07/farmworkers-say-oregons-limited-oversight-lenient-fines-leave-them-vulnerable.html.

Jeff Goodell, Sebastian Perez Did Not Have to Die, Rolling Stone (August 17, 2021). https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/heat-wave-2021-oregon-deaths-sebastian-perez-1211258/.

Oregon COVID-19 Farmworker Study. Phase One Final Report: COVID-19’s Disproportionate Impact On Oregon Farmworkers is Far-Reaching and Long-Term. July 14, 2021. https://cirsinc.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/COFS_Report2021_ENG_FULL-compressed.pdf.

Oregon Health and Science University, Mandated, But Not Compensated: Exploring the Multifaceted Impacts of Overtime on Farm Workers’ Health, Safety, and Well-being (2021), https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2022R1/Downloads/PublicTestimonyDocument/35778/.

Oregon State Board of Agriculture, Oregon State Board of Agriculture 2021 Report (2021). https://www.oregon.gov/oda/shared/documents/publications/administration/boardreport.pdf.

The Siskiyou Daily News, Authorities Seize ‘Epic’ 250 Tons of Illegal Marijuana Worth $500M Just Across California Border (Nov. 20, 2021). https://www.siskiyoudaily.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/20/epic-250-tons-marijuana-woth-500-m-seized-near-california-border/8705041002/.