The Bracero Program (from the Spanish term bracero [bɾaˈse.ɾo], meaning "manual laborer" or "one who works using his arms") was a temporary labor initiative from 1942 to 1964 between the United States …

Bracero Program, series of agreements between the U.S. and Mexican governments to allow temporary laborers from Mexico, known as braceros, to work legally in the United States. The program ran from …

An executive order called the Mexican Farm Labor Program established the Bracero Program in 1942. This series of diplomatic accords between Mexico and the United States permitted millions of …

The Bracero History Archive collects and makes available the oral histories and artifacts pertaining to the Bracero program, a guest worker initiative that spanned the years 1942-1964.

Sep 27, 2023 · From 1942 to 1964, millions of migrant workers crossed the border from Mexico into the United States as braceros, a Spanish word for a “laborer who works with his arms.” As contract …

The bracero program’s costs, employers’ abuse, and officials’ corrupt practices led many Mexicans to seek work in the United States illegally outside of its auspices, and readily found employment with …

The Bracero program refers to agreements between the US and Mexican governments that allowed Mexican workers to fill seasonal jobs on US farms. Both the 1917-21 and the 1942-64 Bracero …

Mar 31, 2026 · As the U.S. shifts toward honoring Farmworkers Day on March 31, 1942's Bracero Program takes center stage. Explore how a WWII emergency labor deal fueled a movement for …

Between 1942 to 1964, the Bracero Program brought millions of Mexican guest workers into the United States. Hear the stories of those migrant workers.

Aug 1, 1995 · Managed by several government agencies, including the Department of Agriculture, as a temporary, war-related measure to supply much-needed workers during the early years of World War …