•Aproximadamente hay 140,0000 inmigrantes indocumentados en el estado de Michigan.
–Su origen es de un variedad de paises
•Estimado a 4,000 - 6,000 inmigrantes indocumentados y Latinos en el Condado de Washtenaw.
•“It’s all about jobs, the undocumented workers who come are poor, poor, poor… to have a job, any job is to have made it.”• Undocumented Immigrants come to MI because:
–“We are the most agriculturally diverse state, behind only California. And after manufacturing, agriculture is the state’s largest industry.” -Voices from the Fields Migrant Workers in MI–Field laborers follow the crops, when the harvest season ends, move to the cities
• Undocumented Immigrants come to Washtenaw County to work during the off season and to find more consistent work.–Ann Arbor and Chicago are magnets due to number of hotels and restaurants• Multiple interviewees spoke about how the community felt more secure until just around 9/11, when deportation threats worsened.
–Has become increasingly worse since Obama– Some people are sometimes afraid to go outside and choose go home after work to be safe.
