The Bracero Program Applied to Immigration Today - Couverture souple

Waddell, Kathryn

 
9783659643194: The Bracero Program Applied to Immigration Today
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 365964319X ISBN 13 : 9783659643194
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

After the United States entered World War II, the U.S. government and the Mexican government formed an agreement that allowed Mexican laborers to work on farms in the Unites States for short periods of time before returning to Mexico. The U.S. growers needed someone to replace the men off fighting as soldiers in Europe. The Mexican workers wanted the opportunity to better provide for their families and earn money for their futures. Under this agreement, which extended until 1962, Mexican workers accepted over 4.5 million contracts to work on U.S. agricultural sites and railroads. The Bracero Program demonstrates a time when the U.S. government believed its country would benefit from the labor migration of Mexican workers. Despite the original possibility of strong advantages, many people remember the Bracero Program as a negative piece of U.S. history. During the execution of the Bracero Program, many braceros were forced to deal with exploitation and discrimination at the hands of U.S. citizens. A study of the Bracero Program demonstrates both the difficulties and the potential benefits of a guest labor program in the U.S.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

After the United States entered World War II, the U.S. government and the Mexican government formed an agreement that allowed Mexican laborers to work on farms in the Unites States for short periods of time before returning to Mexico. The U.S. growers needed someone to replace the men off fighting as soldiers in Europe. The Mexican workers wanted the opportunity to better provide for their families and earn money for their futures. Under this agreement, which extended until 1962, Mexican workers accepted over 4.5 million contracts to work on U.S. agricultural sites and railroads. The Bracero Program demonstrates a time when the U.S. government believed its country would benefit from the labor migration of Mexican workers. Despite the original possibility of strong advantages, many people remember the Bracero Program as a negative piece of U.S. history. During the execution of the Bracero Program, many braceros were forced to deal with exploitation and discrimination at the hands of U.S. citizens. A study of the Bracero Program demonstrates both the difficulties and the potential benefits of a guest labor program in the U.S.

Biographie de l'auteur

Kathryn Waddell received her B.A. in History and Spanish from the University of Tennessee in 2014. During her time at UT, she completed an honors thesis through the history department about the Bracero Program and its connection to immigration issues today.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
365964319X
ISBN 13 
9783659643194
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
52
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