Among the gardeners interviewed for this study, the authors found that these new immigrants
a. had skills as gardeners because they came from rural farming villagers, and with some cash in their hands, they could immediately start their own businesses.
b. despite their lack of English, it was fairly simple to go door-to-door to find work in the suburbs of Los Angeles.
c. had come from ranchos in Mexico, worked on small farms there, had relatives who were gardeners, and liked to be able to work outdoors.
d. took a long time to get established, were indigent for many years, and only turned to gardening as a last resort when they could not get work in other industries.
C
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