Finding Justice for Latino Farmers Proves Elusive

By Rebecca Villaneda, Hispanic Business

As the deadline passed this week for Hispanic farmers to file claims alleging discrimination by the USDA, many farmers aren’t sure they’ll ever receive justice.

Many Hispanic and women farmers have died waiting for justice, while others wonder if the federal government will ever right the wrongs.

Attorneys representing Hispanic and women farmers say the claims process set up by the USDA in early 2012 has been flawed. The USDA has agreed to pay up to $1.3 billion in cash awards, tax relief payments and farm debt relief for periods between 1981 and 2000 to the victims of discrimination.

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