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Distro - California: Labor in the Fields 

Larry Towell 

Larry Towell recently travelled to the San Joaquin Valley of California to photograph some of its 500,000 to 800,000 farm workers, the majority of whom are Mexican-born with up to 40% being undocumented. Due to recent ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) deportations, worker numbers have decreased as illegal migrants remain hidden. According to NBC News, as of August 29, 2025, 60,930 persons from across the country were in ICE detention in the largest mass deportation in US history. As California grows 50% of America’s fresh produce and 99% of its table grapes, if farmers cannot fulfill... 
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