Drought Has Farmworkers Dreaming of Escape From California’s Breadbasket

A marooned boat sits along a dry portion of the Lake Oroville lake bed in Oroville, California, on Sept. 5, 2021. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

By Priscella Vega From Los Angeles Times

Rosario Rodríguez never wanted to leave her hometown of Trigomil, Nayarit. She was surrounded by family and could quickly get to the nearest grocery store or clinic.