Definitely worth a look. Ed
Ed Weick 577 Melbourne Ave. Ottawa, ON, K2A 1W7 Canada Phone (613) 728 4630 Fax (613) 728 9382 > ---| From the Editor |------------------------------------------- > > Los Jornaleros > > They rise at the crack of dawn, gathering on sidewalks and > at busy intersections. They work long hours, usually for less > than minimum wage, sometimes for no wages at all. They are > jornaleros, Mexican day laborers who live at the margins of > America's working world. As Eric Schlosser tells us -- and > as Jon Lowenstein's striking photography makes evident -- the > jornaleros represent the very qualities our work-driven > culture celebrates. They come into the culture at great > personal risk, relying solely on their own skills, working > hard to send money back to relatives in Mexico or save money > to bring those relatives north. Most usually succeed in > raising the income of their families. As Schlosser notes, > the greatest irony can be found in the fact that the > jornaleros, the embodiment of the American dream, are the > targets of American abuse and hatred. > > http://click.topica.com/maaazzLaaTTXCbake2Ab/ > > Will Tacy > Editor, MotherJones.com >
