Milton, Katherine, and Jack Watson. "Distance Education for Mexican-American Migrant Farmworkers." (1997): n. pag. Web. 3 Mar 2011. <http://seamonkey.ed.asu.edu/~mcisaac/emc598geold97/Spring97/10/migrant.html>.
Milton and Watson have compiled a great deal of statistics regarding the characteristics, educational needs and opportunities concerning migrant workers. Most importantly to my research is the data concerning the successfulness of the current educational programs for migrant workers. The information concerning HEP programs across the country shows it as the most successful program assisting migrant workers and their educational needs. But according to Milton and Watson this isn't enough due to the mobility of migrant workers a program that can travel with them such as an online course would better fit the needs of the students and probably facilitate a higher success rate. The addition of a central administration of student records would also be a huge step in the right direction as well (Milton, and Watson). It is however unfortunate that most of the references in there article are outdated, thus taking away from current credibility. With that said the statistics still shed light on the difficulties and success of the educational programs for migrant workers.
Wu, Huei-Hsia. "Silent Numbers the economic benefits of migrant labor." By The Numbers. Boise state university Idaho issues online, 2005. Web. 3 Mar 2011. <http://www.boisestate.edu/history/issuesonline/fall2005_issues/5f_numbers_mex.html>.
Wu's article on the benefits and importance of migrant workers both documented and undocumented has a lot of facts and statistics pertaining strictly to Idaho. The main focus is the necessity of these migrant workers and how crucial they are to Idaho's agricultural industry. The section of his article pertaining to the education levels of these workers shows just how important it is to revamp our antiquated educational assistance programs to meet the needs of the migrant labor force. The information presented by Wu speaks well with Milton and Watson's paper concerning the education programs for migrant workers.
Nicely done. I especially appreciate how you're putting your sources into conversation with one another. Btw, and this is a minor note, I've noticed that you consistently mix-up "there" and "their." Remember that the former refers to place, whereas the latter refers to people. Keep up the great work!
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