Florida’s Migrant Farm Workers Struggle After Hurricane Damaged Homes, Crops

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By Georgina GustinOct 16, 2017, 1:28 pm217 pts
Jobs, homes and lives are at risk when extreme weather strikes the communities that grow America's food. By Georgina Gustin Hurricane Irma knocked millions of dollars worth of oranges and grapefruits to the ground. Its high winds mowed down thousands of acres of sugarcane, toppled nursery plants, and decimated…

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