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Underpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore's local economy

  • Written by Thurka Sangaramoorthy, Professor of Anthropology, American University
Underpaid and overlooked, migrant labor provides backbone of Maryland Eastern Shore's local economyA migrant worker picks crabs in Hoopers Island, Maryland.Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

Every summer, people flock to Maryland to eat blue crabs. Named for their brilliant sapphire-colored claws, blue crab is one of the most iconic species in the Chesapeake Bay. The scientific name for blue crabs, Callinectes sapidus, means “beautiful savory...

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