Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

Missouri couple paves way for American Dream

Gabriel and Sara Ruiz, husband and wife, were neighbors who fell in love and moved from Michoacán, Mexico, to California in the early 1990s to work on farms with hopes of realizing the American Dream. They brought with them their two children, Gabriel Jr. and Maria.

By Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 7 Nov 2016

Missouri couple paves way for American Dream

Migrant worker finds home among Lexington’s orchards

Mexico isn’t home anymore for Agustín Chavarria — Lexington, Missouri, is.

By Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 7 Nov 2016

Migrant worker finds home among Lexington’s orchards

Couple finds a home, work in Missouri fields

Newlyweds Alvaro Porras Loza and Maricruz Martinez Hernandez moved in early June from the Kansas City area to work the farm fields of New Haven, a town that hugs the banks of the Missouri River and stationed about an hour west of St. Louis.

By Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 7 Nov 2016

Couple finds a home, work in Missouri fields

Advocates ease fears, growing pains of Missouri’s migrant families

While Latinos make up less than 4 percent of Missouri’s population, the number of Latino residents in the state grew nearly 80 percent between 2000 and 2010, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

By Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 7 Nov 2016

Advocates ease fears, growing pains of Missouri’s migrant families

Blighted Housing: Much of Missouri migrant farmworker housing left out of inspection program

The state and local agencies responsible for overseeing migrant farmworker housing vary from state to state. Here's a detailed look at how oversight works in Missouri.

By Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

/ 13 Apr 2016

Francisco Vara-Orta/For The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting

Missouri couple paves way for American Dream

Migrant worker finds home among Lexington’s orchards

Couple finds a home, work in Missouri fields

Advocates ease fears, growing pains of Missouri’s migrant families

Blighted Housing: Much of Missouri migrant farmworker housing left out of inspection program

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