Pahokee > Pahokee Photo Essay
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Pahokee FL is one hour west of Donald Trumps Mar-A-Lago on Southern Blvd. It is primarily a farming community whose social statistics rival that of the 3rd world.
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Pahokee 2
After sugarcane, corn is the major crop that is picked by the largely illegal labor that makes up the population.
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Pahokee 3
These are the trailers that, although falling apart, are the homes of the workers. They often rent out these dilapidated structures at sky high rents because the occupants are afraid to speak out to authorities due to their immigration status. Or lack of one
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Pahokee 4
These men spend most of the day on the stoop. Unable to work the long hours due to age they get by on very little and remember better times
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The children of the workers are cared for by church volunteers who have their hands full
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This is what awaits the residents of this town. The ever-present reminder to stay in line and behave for the major corporations who will gladly replace them with more expensive machinery
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Pahokee 7
Due to cut backs the only hospital for miles closed down leaving the residents with few alternatives
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This is one of the alternatives. A clinic set up by Father John to care for the migrant labor who obviously have no insurance or extra money to cover medical expenses
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After church this family stops by the donation center at the back of the clinic to pick up clothes and food
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Inside the donation center one of the many growing elderly displaced chooses clothing
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What does the future hold for these youths in this town so close to the world of money and opportunity but no way to reach it
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Pahokee 12
A worker relieves himself in the field after a long day of labor