Thread by @RitikaGoelTO

Want to know how systemic racism works? Delve into Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - a program that brings migrants, mostly Latinx and Black men from Mexico and the Caribbean to pick our fruits and vegetables.
theglobeandmail.com/opinion/articl… #sdoh #cdnpoli

The workers live in cramped quarters working inhumane hours with little worker protections, often reporting fear of raising concerns - for an inside look, I highly recommend the documentary Migrant Dreams by @minsooklee - tvo.org/video/document… #cdnhealth #cdnpoli #sdoh

The #COVID19 pandemic in Ontario has left us with hundreds of cases among migrant workers and even two deaths - of men in their 20s and 30s, drastically different from the general demographics of who has died from this virus. #sdoh

Migrant farm workers continue to feed us, but are rarely a topic of public discussion despite having very limited access to any protections and benefits of living in Canada, and are denied a path to citizenship regardless of how many years they work here. #cdnpoli

This is how systemic racism works. Mexico had its agricultural industry decimated by NAFTA only for Mexicans to be forced to leave their families to come to the US and Canada to work and be denied dignity, rights, citizenship and health. #cdnimm #sdoh

It is NOT a coincidence that these are Black and Latinx men that we deny permanent residency and citizenship to. There is a long and deep history in this country of choosing 'the right kind of immigrant'. #BlackLivesMatter #sdoh #cdnpoli