In search of jobs and to chase their dreams.
In search of jobs.
There's such thing as a migrant worker.. yes.
to California
The average wage of a migrant worker in 1937 was about $20 to $25 per month. However, this could vary depending on the type of work they were doing and their location in the country.
Someone would be a migrant farm worker to gain money for their family
A Hispanic migrant worker is a person of Latin American heritage who travels from place to place looking for seasonal work.
Back in my days my friend's dad was a migrant worker.
a black person.
They often went to California (Salinas is a famous example) and Washington and Oregon. Often, the workers had to travel again and again from labor camp to the next in order to catch the seasonal work. Undocumented migrant workers (especially those from Mexico) are said to have gone mostly to California, however.
A migrant worker is someone who moves around frequently, living where he/she can find work. In this sense, a migrant farm worker has no permanent home, but instead moves around finding farm work where it's needed. The movements are often seasonal.
Move around alot.
yes
The immigrant claims that he has been offered employment as a migrant field worker.