The millions of social security dollars accumulated every year when people pay their taxes in the United States rarely make their way to the hands of Mexican migrant workers who spend long periods of their lives contributing to the country’s economy and then return to live in their motherland. Mexican workers and their families face long, costly application processes that do not apply to migrant workers from other countries. Vladimir Flores reports from Juxtlahuaca, Oaxaca, a rural town in the mountainous Mixteca region, with a lot of migration to the United States. This report is part of the series “Voy Contratado: Migrant Rights”.

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