2. What is the most accurate description of a migrant farmworker?

• A. A person who does farmwork as the primary means of employment, although other work may be done when the seasonal work ends
• B. A person who immigrates to the United States to "follow the crops" in performing seasonal farmwork
• C. A person who moves from place to place to earn money performing seasonal agricultural work
• D. A person who specializes in the development of rural land for the purpose of farming

Answer: (C)

The main idea is mobility tied to seasonal farm labor. A migrant farmworker is someone who moves from place to place to earn money performing agricultural work during harvest seasons, following the crops as they ripen. This definition highlights the temporary, itinerant nature of the work, not where a person immigrates or whether farming is the person’s only job.

That’s why the description of moving location to perform seasonal agricultural work best fits. It distinguishes migrant workers from someone who does farm work as a fixed, year-round occupation, from someone who only immigrates to follow crops (which implies international relocation in general), and from someone who develops land rather than doing farm labor. In practice, this mobility is what shapes access to care and living conditions for migrant workers in community health settings.