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Who Burned Down Farmworker Housing in Nipomo, California?

Published March 31, 2017 at 3:54 PM EDT

In 2016, a home that strawberry growers were building in California was set on fire after protests from neighbors. The workers were part of the H-2A agricultural work visa program.

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