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Migrant Workers

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grade 3, social studies

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Migrant Workers

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Migrant Workers

Are people who move from place to place, doing one job after another.

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In Texas they round cattle and move to New Mexico and Arizona for harvest crops.

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The need for WorkersRanches and farms spread across

the Southwest and need workers.

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Temporary JobsMany jobs can be temporary.Harvesting crops or rounding cattle

are examples of temporary jobs.

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Cesar Chavez

Mexican- American Civil Rights leader who fought for the rights of migrant workers and others.

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Cesar Chavez

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Dolores Huerta

A Labor Leader who fought for the rights of minority workers.

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Dolores Huerta

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Better Life

Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta devoted their lives to fight for the rights of people.

Since then, the life of migrant workers have improved.

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SummaryThe migrant workers fill the need

for temporary workers in agriculture.

Many important people have helped and continue to help migrant workers to have better working conditions.