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The Bracero contracts

The Bracero contracts . Some Mexicans came to the United States in trains to be a part of the Bracero Program. The Bracero contracts were controlled By independent farmers association And the “Farm Bureau”.

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The Bracero contracts

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  1. The Bracero contracts

  2. Some Mexicans came to the United States in trains to be a part of the Bracero Program

  3. The Bracero contracts were controlled By independent farmers association And the “Farm Bureau”

  4. Mexicans stood in line to sign their contracts which were in English, so they had no clue what they were actually signing

  5. About 3 million Mexicans entered the United States under the Bracero Program.

  6. The Braceros had their fingerprints done so the United States knew who were here under the program

  7. Once all paperwork was completed they started doing agricultural labor

  8. The U.S. department of labor described the system as “legalized slavery”.

  9. You will still find braceros now, they are now known as chile pickers.

  10. The creation of the Bracero Program in which more than 4 million Mexican farm laborers came to work the fields of the United States. The braceros converted the agricultural fields of America into the most productive in the planet. August 4, 1942 the United States and the Mexican government instituted the Bracero Program. The Program was started due to high demand of manual labor caused by WWII. “More than 80,000 braceros pass through the El Paso Center annually. They’re part of an army of 350,000 or more that marches across the border each year to help plant, cultivate and harvest cotton and other crops throughout the United States.” (El Paso Herald Post April 28,1956) Despite their enormous contribution to the American economy, the braceros suffered rough living conditions, harassment and oppression from extremist groups and racist authorities. By the 60’s an excess of “illegal” agricultural workers along with the introduction of the mechanical cotton harvester, destroyed the practicality and attractiveness of the Bracero Program. The program that allowed Mexicans to enter the United States to labor in agricultural fields ended in 1964. In some American eyes this program was a legalized slavery program. You will still find braceros now, they are now known as chile pickers and continue to be one of the most exploited labor groups in the United States. Citation: http://www.farmworkers.org/bracerop.html

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