A lawyer representing Hispanic farmers alleging discrimination by the United States Department of Agriculture over a number of years called the $1.3 billion settlement offered by the government on Friday “unacceptable.”
The group of farmers, which also includes women farmers, claims the USDA favored white farmers for years by giving them preference for loans and assistance. The offer by the government would amount to about $50,000 per farmer and set aside another $160 million in farm debt relief for eligible women and Hispanic farmers.
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