"In 1917 and again in 1942, the US initiated guest labor programs, commonly known as the Bracero programs, that brought Mexican workers into the Southwest to work as non-citizen farm workers and fill an alleged labor shortage. Up to half a million workers were enrolled in the program at its height.
The flow of undocumented Mexicans grew during this time, prompting a government effort to stem the tide by "drying out the wetbacks"--an effort to convert undocumented immigrants into Braceros. When that failed, "Operation Wetback" was launched with the deployment of a military style border patrol. The Bracero programs effectively exposed thousands of poor Mexicans to the wealth of the United States and contributed to immigration pressure. It also displaced Chicanos from rural agricultural jobs, fueling their exodus to urban centers".
Other articles point out that poor black and white citizens were totally shut out of these jobs as well because the agriculture industry couldn't resist dropping wages for profit when they had a workforce powerless to object.
It's time to put an end to this corruption cycle and force mechanization.- NRT
It was fun to browse through their pages. Get a load of some of this crap, it's a hoot.
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