Potential H2A workers stand in line outside the U.S. embassy in Monterey hoping to obtain their visas. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Workers come from all over Mexico to obtain H2A (sesonal agriultural labor visas) in Monterrey. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Waiting to obtain an H2A visa can mean hours waiting in Monterrey's hot sun. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

If your lucky, the visa comes in a day or so. If not expenses mount and so does your debt to the recruiter. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

FLOC organizer Meliton Hernandez outside the FLOC office in Monterrey. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

The neighborhod around the FLOC office and the U.S. Embassy is home to dozens of labor recruitment agencies. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Potential H2A workers outside a workers hostel established by FLOC & the Catholic Church to offer low cost accomdations for workers who are stuck in Monterrey for longer than they had planned. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Castulo Bernavides Rogríguez, director of the FLOC office in Monterrey. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

The Santiago Rafael Cruz Justice Center - FLOC HQ in Monterrey. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Castulo & Meliton inside FLOC HQ in Monterrey. Note the map behind them with labels for all the towns in which they have helped establish worker's committees to educate migrant workers about their rights. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Hundereds gather daily, hoping for the chance to work as agricultural laborers in the U.S. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007

Meliton discuss the rights of migrant workers with some H2A applicants near the U.S. embassy. 

Taken: Aug 10, 2007