I don't buy this at all. The guest worker program applied on the East Coast as well as the West. East Coast workers were primarily from island nations like Jamaica, Barbados, Haiti, etc. They were seasonal workers, they didn't bring their families, and much of the money they earned wasn't given to them until they arrived back in their native country.
Companies that supplied the seasonal workers did well if they went by the rules. The people who hired seasonal workers used these companies, because they were shielded from any immigration problems by the companies.
The reason these programs were ended is because Liberals thought the workers weren't living well enough. They mostly lived in camps - some were better than others - but the employers were reluctant to build much better quarters for a crew that would live there about 1 month/yr.
| *During the so-called bracero ("strong-armed one") program from 1942 to 1964, the number of unauthorized Mexicans slipping across the border actually expanded in parallel with the number of authorized temporary workers; the illegal flows then continued to accelerate after the program's termination... **I don't buy this at all. The guest worker program applied on the East Coast as well as the West. East Coast workers were primarily from island nations like Jamaica, Barbados, Haiti, etc.
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