The Bracero Program had begun in 1943 as an emergency measure to alleviate labor shortages caused by the draft during World War II. After the war ended, growers insisted that the program continue.

Lomelí is the author of “Cuentos From the House on West Connecticut Avenue” and a retired public school teacher who lives in Bay Terraces. Before writing this, I reached out to my … ...

From 1942 to 1964, the bracero program allowed Mexicans to cross the border to work on U.S. farms and railroads. They were received with DDT baths and humiliating inspections.

The Bracero Program had begun in 1943 as an emergency measure to alleviate labor shortages caused by the draft during World War II. After the war ended, growers insisted that the program continue.

The Bracero Program was an agreement between the U.S. government and Mexico that authorized 4.5 million young Mexicans to enter the U.S. to work, mainly in agriculture. The program began during ...

The program ended in 1964. A building at the Rio Vista Bracero Reception Center in Socorro is seen from the dilapidated bunk house for men, which has a deteriorating roof. (Tom Fox / Staff ...

The bracero program is an important chapter of US history that’s long been overlooked, according to Yolanda Chávez Leyva, an associate professor at the University of Texas at El Paso.

The bracero program is an important chapter of US history that’s long been overlooked, according to Yolanda Chávez Leyva, an associate professor at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Over the years, U.S. agriculture has grown increasingly dependent on the H-2A Guest Worker program to bring in foreign workers to harvest crops. H2A is a vestige of a U.S. and Mexican policy ...