Sunday, March 22, 2009
How far have we come?
I knew that field workers lived in poor condition. I knew they weren’t paid very well. What I didn’t know is that they are being treated as slaves. I thought slavery was long gone. Being forced to stay in those horrible conditions is utterly disgusting. These people are arrogant and heartless to treat fellow human beings like this. It seems they have taken a few hundred steps backwards and adopted the mind of that wrongful time. What makes them think they are so much better than these people, these immigrants that they deserve to be treated like this? It doesn’t matter that most, if not all, are illegal immigrants. They are still people that deserve the same amount of respect that the slave owners have, if not more. The immigrants are doing everything they can to just get by AND help out their families back home. They came here to live the “American Dream” and bring their families here. They came to get out of poverty and unfairness, not to be put back in it. The article The Price of Tomatoes is a mind blowing truth showing us we really haven’t come very far as human beings. The slave owners, in my opinion, should all go to jail and therapy. Their mind has to be twisted if they think it is alright to treat people this way.
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Field workers really are the backbone of America's society. There will always be immigrants chasing the American dream, and there will always be people who treat them unfairly. I do not believe there will ever be a day where immigrants, especially the illeagal ones, will be treated fairly. This is as good as it gets around here.
Like what mighty said...Field workers are the backbone in the United States. For instance, Maui for example without people that works at the sugar plantations or any plantations, i would not think that Maui will be as famous without our very hard working Field workers. I give them many respects and give them a 125% support!!!
I totally agree with you. I also feel that we should give a lot more respect to the hard working immigrants trying to make a better life. I would want the best for my family if I were in their situations. This makes me think back over a couple hundred years in Hawaii. Different cultures of people were brought here to work in the sugar cane fields. How were they treated? They are the ancestors to many of today's generations. And to think after all these years, this unfair treatment is still happening.
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