Undocumented Migrants: If We're 'Essential' Workers During COVID-19, Why Detain Us?

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The federal government has designated farm workers as "essential" t o the U.S. food supply chain during the COVID-19 crisis. Ironically, about two-thirds of U.S. farm workers are undocumented immigrants from Latin America. Either way, they do most of our food picking and processing, especially in Florida. So Paulino Gallegos has a question: If undocumented workers like him are “essential” to the cause – why was he recently locked up?