Living conditions for migrant workers in the 1930s were extremely harsh due to low pay and poor living conditions. Many of them do not have the required paperwork to stay in the country legally so they face the constant threat of deportation. Farm Workers Harvest Crops With Few Protections From The Coronavirus Shots Health News Npr Working conditions were often unsafe and unsanitary. . The unhealthy conditions farm workers had to live through was the most shocking aspect of their life style. Many migrant farm workers lived in hovels. Farmworkers are at increased risk for infectious diseases such as tuberculosis and hepatitis because of crowded living conditions. Finally when farmworkers get injured or ill they have limited access to health care. The life expectancy compared to average is 26 years less for a migrant worker in the US. Not only do many workers live in crowded unsanitary conditions but they often lack basic ut...