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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

A 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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