English
Broadly, this paper explores ethnographically the interrelated ethnicity, labor, and suffering hierarchies in US agriculture as well as the processes by which these become normalized and invisible. The exploration begins by uncovering the structure of farm labor, describing how agricultural work in the US is segregated along an ethnicity-citizenship hierarchy. We will then see ethnographically that this pecking order produces correlated suffering and illness, particularly among the undocumented, indigenous Mexican pickers.
