BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — For nearly three decades, Griselda has spent her days pruning trees in Kern County orchards, working through scorching summers, freezing mornings and everything in between. On a cold December morning near Bakersfield, she was back at work — doing the job that helps put food on tables across the country.
Just a few rows away, Evelyn worked alongside her. Like many farmworkers, she said this year has been especially difficult. Immigration raids, changing policies and financial pressures have left families anxious and uncertain, even as the work in the fields continues.
“This year has been hard,” Evelyn said, describing the fear many feel as immigration enforcement intensifies…