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Episode 4: Rodrigo Cala and Christine Neumann-Ortiz: Pitted Against Each Other
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In this episode, we discuss the impact of immigration on rural communities and the systemic issues that have led workers to leave their homes. We hear from Rodrigo Cala, an immigrant, farmer, and former farmworker, as he shares his experiences moving to a new country and the challenges faced by immigrant laborers. We also speak with Christine Neumann-Ortiz, the Executive director of Voces de la Frontera. She sheds light on the systematic factors driving worker migration and issues affecting farmworkers and immigrants in Wisconsin.
Rodrigo Cala is a farmer advocate and farmer, a member of the Shared Ground and Agua Gorda farm cooperatives, a farm consultant for the Latino Economic Development Center, and a Mexican immigrant. He and his brother moved to Minnesota in the early 90s and started their farm as a way to get fresh produce that they wanted to have from back home in Mexico.
Christine Neumann-Ortiz is the founding Executive Director of Voces de la Frontera and Voces de la Frontera Action. Ms. Neumann-Ortiz is recognized as a national leader in the immigrant rights movement. Ms. Neumann-Ortiz serves on the board of the Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM).FIRM is a national coalition that includes 47 grassroots organizations in 35 states fighting for immigrant rights at local, state, and federal levels.
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