Kinston

Yessy Bustos started picking in fields across America at age 8. Today she works in farmworker's rights advocacy.

In North Carolina, immigrant farmworkers wonder about their place in America

Economics

Many undocumented immigrants in the US work in cultivation, picking fruits and vegetables. They move around or live permanently on the fields, along with their children — many of whom were born here and are US citizens. President-elect Donald Trump has promised to get tough on illegal immigration. And that has many immigrant farming communities bracing for what comes next.