They have to pay money to purchase the food they once grew: corn. But there is no money, because they have no corn to sell. “We ask you,” another says to the journalists, “to pressure those in power to attend to our demands.”
Tienen que pagar para conseguir la comida que una vez cosechaban: maíz. Pero no hay dinero porque no tienen maíz para vender. “Les pedimos”, dice otro a los periodistas, “presionar a los poderosos para que atiendan nuestras demandas”.