They have built a border:
At the dinner table, when they want their fruits and vegetables —
Between sweaty fields and their inherent privilege.
They have built a border:
At the car wash, when they want their luxury cars polished —
spotless, sir —
Between breaking backs and their abundant vanity.
They have built a border:
Behind the picket fence, when they want their gardens groomed —
a little less roses, sir —
Between the roots of honest labor and blooming decadence.
They have built a border:
At the drive-thru window, when they want fast food —
Between a minimum wage and an artificial convenience.
They have built a border:
In their industry, when they want their factories fine-tuned —
Between diligence and mechanized indifference.
They have built a border:
At the curb of Home Depot, when they want jornaleros —
Between cheap labor and the structures of discrimination.
the twigster,
Josephine
PS: Something to think about…”Most unauthorized immigrants come to the United States not because of lack of development but because their own communities have been inserted into a global capitalist economic system, disrupting traditional economies and structuring new opportunities and challenges” – Living “Illegal”
PPS: Anyone in Querétaro tomorrow, check out the event Lectura de Amor y Exile. For for those of you in the US, take a peak into the book here, co-authored by a friend and sharer of organic seeds.
I re-live all of your posts I dont know why but they speak to me.. I am taking this one to work for my ‘guys’ to read.. my foreman ( one of them) lives not far from where you are.. he addressed my package sister..
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Wow, I was just about to write a post on the same topic. It’s just so big that it’s hard to know where to begin to give it fair weight. Well done amiguita!
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Gave me goosebumps. Thanks for the shout out.
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