West Virginia Vacations

editor — Sat, 11 Jun 2016 19:20:00 +0000

The reaction to recent waves of Latino migrants arriving in West Virginia has not always been positive. In fact, many West Virginians have advocated for restrictionist measures in the state that are aimed mostly at Latino newcomers. In part some of the reaction is due to the influx of Mexican contract laborers brought into the state. In the mines, for example, contract Latino workers from Peru and Mexico are often exempt from established bylaws, and they may also be used as strike breakers. The Latino presence in agricultural orchards and other occupations within the state has affected relations between Anglo

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editor — Fri, 10 Jun 2016 16:40:00 +0000

Still, their lives were often difficult. In the coal towns, Spanish migrants (among other Europeans) were subject to intimidation from Anglo-Americans especially members of the Ku Klux Klan, who burned crosses and marched through towns, intimidating migrants because they were foreign and Catholic.2 In the mines, migrants were overworked without fair compensation. While they accepted the harsh conditions of work in the mines (including exposure to unhealthy air, dust, and the possibility of accidental death), Spanish miners did not tolerate exploitation on behalf of the coal companies. Miners were penalized for not filling coal cars to the satisfaction of managers.

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