1. The Harvest Gypsies by John Steinbeck
Chapter 20 Analysis
Karen Acker, ??,??

2. Summary In chapter ?, Steinbeck explains . . .
All group members collaborate on this section.

3. The following section would be done by one person based on his/her article, followed by the second group member and so on Repeating the same process.

4. Article: “Migrant Farm Workers: Our Nation’s Invisible Population”
“Migrant Farm Workers: Our Nation's Invisible Population.” EXtension, 5 Oct. 2015, articles.extension.org/pages/9960/migrant- farm-workers:-our-nations-invisible- population. Accessed 13 Sept

5. Who are the migrant farm workers?
1-3 migrant farm workers in the u.s. each year
Mostly Mexican-born,
male,
average age of 31
52 of 100 are unauthorized workers
Average income of $7500 per year

6. Why Do they come to the United states?
Economic instability
Political unrest
Heavy population/lack of jobs
Low income potential
Families to support
U.S. desire for low cost labor to fill jobs U.s. citizens do not want

7. What troubles do farm workers face?
Substandard housing
Low wages
Violence/racism
Fear of speaking out due to the undocumented status of some

8. Connecting the Article to The Harvest Gypsies
The need for workers is constant
Farmers need workers or the crops will not be harvested
Workers are paid little, work hard, and have poor housing
There is a lot of prejudice against the workers