Hispanic Farmers Reject $1.3 Billion Settlement Offer
By Carolyn Salazar
Published February 25, 2011

The Hispanic farmers were offered $1.3 billion to settle a discrimination case against the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A lawyer said the offer was "blatantly discriminatory."

A lawyer for Hispanic farmers that were offered a $1.3 billion settlement by the federal government Friday is calling the proposal unacceptable and “blatantly discriminatory.â€