Abstract
The historical relegation of Mexicans to farm labor and their subjugation to lethal working and living conditions through legal structures of oppression to this day remains an issue that does not get enough attention. The purpose of this qualitative study is to explore and document the colonial conditions in the agriculture fields for documented and undocumented Mexican farmworkers in California. This study privileges farmworkers’ own interpretation of their historical mistreatment and their social experiences. The study reviews existing literature of labor conditions, policies affecting farmworkers, and the colonial continuities that subordinate Mexicans in the United States. In-depth interviews were conducted with farmworkers in Northern California to illuminate their exploitation as laborers and their individual/family experiences as undocumented and documented farmworkers. Coloniality, Intersectionality, and Standpoint theories guide the analysis of farmworkers experiences in Agriculture.