Their stories, and the circumstances in which they live and work, are profiled in the report, Injustice on Our Plates: Immigrant Women in the U.S. Food Industry.
Based on issues raised in the report, Teaching Tolerance developed seven theme-based lessons. The lessons meet selected curriculum standards for language arts, economics, history, government and geography for grades 7-12.
These lessons can help students better understand the impact on their lives of undocumented immigrants, like the women who share their stories in the report:
- Recognizing the Undocumented: This introduction emphasizes the ways in which undocumented workers create goods and services that we enjoy.
- The Economics of Risk: For undocumented laborers—women in particular—everyday economics plays out in a series of calculated risks.
- The Motivation for Movement: Why do undocumented workers come to the United States?
- Family Ties: Most undocumented women are determined to improve life for their children.
- Paying With Their Health: Why do so many undocumented women take jobs that are hard and dangerous?
- Vital Work: How the food we eat is dependent on the labor of undocumented workers.
- Acting Locally: How students can make a difference in the community.
For the teacher's guide as a booklet, click here for a PDF.