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In the article “Modern Farmer” argues that the field workers are the key to the U.S. food system. Although the population relies on their labor to put food on the table, these workers face exploitation and live in fear. In this article shows us that 6 out of 10 of farm workers are undocumented in America and they are working in the field because the bosses don't ask for any document to work there. Most people don’t know what it is to work on the fields, how hard it is, and how important it is for the local businesses. Being a field worker implies to risk the worker’s life, to impair the worker’s health and define it for their future and work for like ten to twelve hours and getting paid way below minimum wage. According to Cesar Chavez, he said that “preservation of one’s not requiring contempt or disrespect for other cultures.” and this is the majority of people judging the field workers without knowing their history. People who work at the field end up with health problems such as allergies, back problems, joint problems that will haunt them for the rest of their lives. If people had a moment to think about it, they would realize that field workers work way harder like nobody in this world.

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When my dad started working in the field it was very difficult for him, since he was not used to working there. Working in the field for him was very exhausting, the pay wasn't very good, and almost did not have breaks to eat. My father didn't like to work there, but he had no other choice because in the Imperial Valley there was not so much work. My dad works there because he had to support his family since that was his priority; he wanted to see us happy. My dad didn't like it to rain in Imperial Valley because if it rained there was no work since the soil of the field got too wet and nobody could work. Then the workers had to wait like three days for the soil to dry completely to return to work. Something that my father said when he worked in the field was “I don't want any of my daughters to be field workers, I prefer to hurt myself for their future.” For my dad, working in the field was never a shame and thanks to that effort working in the field, he was able to take his family forward in this country. Even though the work was very heavy, he never complained because the purpose of he was to get out ahead with his family.