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At age seven, he and his family experienced the harsh reality of migrant farm work. They labored for long summer days for low wages, relying on growers for both employment and shelter. Several families shared one roof in unsafe, unsanitary housing with little or no electricity or plumbing, sleeping on little more than blankets spread across dirty floors. In the fields, they endured extreme heat, pesticide exposure, no toilets, no clean water, and little protection from sudden job loss. They traveled thousands of miles packed into trucks and cars for days, hungry and exhausted, too often denied the basic dignity of stopping for food, a restroom, or a place to rest. This was more than hard work; it was heartbreak and injustice. When families suffer and children are trapped in poverty, we cannot look away. We must stand up, speak out, and fight for a future where every child receives a strong education, every family has opportunity, and no child’s future is shaped by a fierce culture war.