As farmers deal with a severely damaged fruit crop this year, the migrant workers who rely on the harvest for a living are struggling to find summer housing.
Many migrant workers and their families stay on grower-provided housing facilities, or camps. Farmers often provide the lodging for free or low-cost. They allow workers to stay at the orchards even after they’ve moved on to harvest vegetables and other crops, because they want to attract workers when needed.
This year is different, with a level of fruit crop devastation not seen since the 1940s. Many growers aren’t opening their camps this season, leaving migrants in a difficult situation.
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