In Calif., more Latinos among strawberry growers.

Full story: The Kansas City Star

Alejandro Ramirez was 15 when he crossed the U.S.-Mexico border to work alongside his father and brother in California's strawberry fields.He spent 12 years toiling for a large grower, living with his wife and child in a garage, learning everything from pulling weeds to planting to driving a tractor.

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Year 1986 Kansas City, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #1 Jul 14, 2012 Judged: 2 2 2 He qualified for the 1986 amnesty and now employs 85. I'm sure he's paying them top wages, taking care of the medical needs and submitting ss and medicare to the treasury too?
Texas Tea Casa Grande, AZ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #2 Jul 14, 2012 Judged: 2 1 1 With a piece of the $2.3 billion strawberry industry pie he probably pays and provides benefits just as good as any other company trying to save a nickel and dime. The American Dream truly came true for this man.
Year 1986 Saint Louis, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #3 Jul 14, 2012 Judged: 1 1 1 You're totally clueless!
Texas Tea Casa Grande, AZ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #4 Jul 14, 2012 Judged: 1 1 1 Here's a clue, totally. "I know their living conditions in Mexico," Navarro said. "My father was also very poor. His humble beginnings always remind me to treat the workers well."
Year 1986 Kansas City, MO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #5 Jul 15, 2012 Judged: 1 1 1 That doesn't give them the right to illegally enter our country. Oh wait, they're too lame to stay in theirs and improve it!
bob Phoenix, AZ	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #6 Jul 15, 2012 Judged: 2 1 1 Mexican Worker: Yes you can come illegal too and someday they will make you legal if you dont get caught and deported. Screw waiting in line. America jobs are ours for the taking.
Dee Dee Dee Emmaus, PA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #7 Jul 15, 2012 Judged: 1 1 1 What is so surprising about the fact that by cheating the system and stealing from American tax payers he has gotten ahead and now exploits his fellow illegal aliens? That is after all the illegal alien dream.
Captain Aurora, CO	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #8 Jul 15, 2012 Judged: 2 1 1 The illegal alien way, spiritually and morally. That is why their country has never succeeded in history, because they are a corrupt society, because hispanic society has been corrupt for centuries.

Idk Arlington, VA	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #9 Jul 16, 2012 Dee Dee Dee wrote: What is so surprising about the fact that by cheating the system and stealing from American tax payers he has gotten ahead and now exploits his fellow illegal aliens? That is after all the illegal alien dream. All you talk about is tax! This is not a tax situation.
Free is free Albuquerque, NM	Reply » \| Report Abuse \| Judge it! \| #10 Jul 17, 2012 Time for a fecal coli outbreak in strawberries!
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