Abstract
This study analyzes the Latino Pastoral Narrative as a productive attempt to humanize immigrant Latina/o workers in Kentucky, who are often criminalized in legislation and xenophobic discourses across the United States. Select contemporary cultural texts employ this discourse to make a case for the incorporation and acceptance of backstretch workers based on their dedication to horses and appreciation for nature in Kentucky, therefore situating Latina/o workers as vital to the horseracing industry. This analysis also addresses the limitations of this narrative in its assumptions about the types of labor naturally suited to Latinas/os in relation to racial, classed and gendered divisions of labor.
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