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An explanation for the appearance of a large group of migratory farm workers on the East Coast — and elsewhere in the United States — is provided by the particular way in which agricultural production has come to be organized in this country. Large, specialized farms that grow perishable crops require many extra pairs of hands during the harvest. “Crop specialization has shortened the seasons of farm activity, reduced the need for a year-round hired hand, but it has created the new need for a large labor supply available for short seasons of cultivation or harvest. Thus we have the migrant.” (U.S. Congress, Senate, Committee on Labor and Public Welfare 1960:6)
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Thomas-Lycklama à Nijeholt, G. (1980). Migratory Farm Workers: Their History and Socioeconomic Context. In: On the Road for Work. Institute of Social Studies, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8757-9_2
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