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In nation's breadbasket, Latinos stuck in poverty : Already there are a record number of Hispanics living below the poverty line nationwide, and the number of Hispanic children in poverty exceeds that of any other racial or ethnic group. Largely less educated, Hispanic workers are concentrated in ... The-review

In nation's breadbasket, Latinos stuck in poverty Melendez and her seven U.S. citizen children have for years struggled with poverty as she worked in the fields, following in her mother's footsteps, while Fresno's farmers prospered.

In nation's breadbasket, Latinos stuck in poverty ... Calif . shows farmworker Cristina Melendez posing for a photo in front of her mother's apartment. A Mexico native who came to the U.S. at age 13, Melendez and her seven U.S. citizen children have for years struggled with poverty in the San Joaquin ...

In nation's breadbasket, Latinos stuck in poverty : "Much of the nation's labor force growth, its future growth, will come from the Hispanic community," said Mark Hugo Lopez, associate director of the Pew Hispanic Center, pointing to research showing that childhood poverty affects education and jobs ... KOMO News