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Bookmark or Share- Bracero Program - WikipediaThe Bracero Program (from the Spanish term bracero [bɾaˈse.ɾo], meaning "manual laborer" or "one who works using his arms") was a U.S. Government-sponsored program that imported Mexican farm and railroad workers into the United States between the years 1942 and 1964.
- U.S. and Mexico sign the Mexican Farm Labor AgreementOn August 4, 1942, the United States and Mexico sign the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement, creating what is known as the " Bracero Program." The program, which lasted until 1964, was the largest...
- The Bracero Program - University of Northern ColoradoMexico and U.S. August 1943 The Bracero program was an agreement between the U.S. and Mexican governments that permitted Mexican citizens to take temporary agricultural work in the United States.
- Bracero Agreement (1942-1964) - Immigration HistoryBracero Agreement (1942-1964) 1942 - 1964 During World War II, the U.S. government negotiated with the Mexican government to recruit Mexican workers, all men and without their families, to work on short-term contracts on farms and in other war industries.
- The Bracero Program: Prelude to Cesar Chavez and the Farm Worker ...From 1942 to 1964, millions of migrant workers crossed the border from Mexico into the United States as braceros, a Spanish word for a “laborer who works with his arms.” As contract workers, they faced harsh conditions and had to pay for food and lodging while only receiving meager wages.
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