Farmworkers: ‘Trying to improve their lives’

Re: “ Guest Workers ” (Oct. 11, Pacific NW Magazine):

Thank you so much for the very moving — indeed, gut-wrenching — article by David Guterson on guest workers. My heart goes out to all those folks who come to our country and work so hard for months at a time for minimal pay to send home to their families. Yet they are so grateful to be able to do so.

Similarly, many others have come here without legal documentation as well and have now been here for years, raised families and lead exemplary lives working hard to improve their station in life. Like seasonal farmworkers, many of them are also doing jobs that few if any members of our society are willing to perform.

I don’t understand how our current government and so many people in our country can begrudge these hardworking, law-abiding and well-intentioned immigrants who are here trying to improve their lives while not causing any problems the ability to stay.

Frank S.…