Coming to America

Felicia Mello

June 7, 2007 | This article appeared in the June 25, 2007 edition of The Nation.

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The US guest-worker program has locked thousands in a modern-day form of indentured servitude.

About the Author

Felicia Mello

Felicia Mello is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in Salon and The Los Angeles Times Magazine.

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