When international agribusiness buys the land people have been farming to support their families, they need to find other opportunities to survive. Some of the people facing these kind of economic pressures travel to the U.S. where they often take low-paying, menial jobs. Refugees Refugees leave their countries of origin due to the fear that they will be harmed because of the religious or political group, etc. to which they belong. They often arrive in a new country with little more than the clothes on their backs, needing to find a way to make it in a new culture. Some are sponsored by churches.
Stories Listen to immigrants' journeys.