The Bracero Program grew out of a series of bi-lateral agreements between Mexico and the United States that allowed millions of Mexican men to come to the United States to work on, short-term, primarily agricultural labor contracts. … The Bracero Program was controversial in its time. How did someone becomeRead More →
The U.S. and Mexican governments negotiated a series of agreements that allowed Mexican laborers to come to the United States on short-term contracts as agricultural workers. The Bracero program resulted in an increase in both legal and illegal workers coming to the United States from Mexico. Who benefited from theRead More →
Allowed Mexican laborers to work in the United States under short-term contracts in exchange for stricter border security and the return of illegal Mexican immigrants to Mexico. How did the braceros fight for their civil rights? Braceros met the challenges of discrimination and exploitation by finding various ways in whichRead More →