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  • Brittney and Serge Babo: speaking out about a husband and father’s deportation to Cameroon

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Brittney and Serge Babo: speaking out about a husband and father’s deportation to Cameroon

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(read more about Serge’s case here)

Brittney Babo is a United States citizen and a registered nurse who lives in Ridgeley, West Virginia. She married her husband Serge Babo … More »

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Photo story: Migrant workers in a Maine blueberry labor camp

JONESBORO, MAINE - Ike Hubbard makes the rakes used by migrant blueberry pickers, who to come to Maine every year for the harvest. The work is very hard, because workers must bend over to push the rake under the plants all day.  Hubbard has worked with community health advocates to develop rakes that are less painful and cause fewer injuries. He makes the rakes in an old-fashioned New England machine shop. Copyright David Bacon

Story by David Bacon

DEBLOIS, MAINE – Agustin Martinez, Juan Rayas and Martin Martinez are all migrant blueberry pickers who come to Maine every year from Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato.  Ike … More »

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Blanca and Connie – “The Icing on the Cake”

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From StoryCorps: Blanca Alvarez and her husband risked crossing the border to immigrate into the U.S. and then struggled to make ends meet. They hoped to shelter their children … More »

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Javier’s story: building a successful business in Idaho

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Javier Andrade is a 38 year-old man living in Boise, Idaho.  He applied for his residency on July 2001, just before the events on 9/11. He was approved to be … More »

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