bracero
noun
bra·ce·ro
brä-ˈser-(ˌ)ō 
-ˈse-(ˌ)rō
plural braceros
: a Mexican laborer admitted to the U.S. especially for seasonal contract labor in agriculture
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The American version emerged in the 1920s and 1930s, and got a boost from the bracero migrant worker program of the 1940s through the 1960s.
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024
Her mother once fainted at a Del Monte cannery when denied water during a hot shift; her father suffered dehydration several times as a farmworker under the bracero program.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Millions of farmworkers went north on temporary visas between 1942 and 1964 under the bracero program, putting an indelible mark on U.S. agriculture.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
During her nomination hearing, Carrillo Ramirez talked about her father, a Mexican immigrant, who arrived in the United States under the bracero program in the late 1950s.
—Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
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Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 15 Aug. 2024
Her mother once fainted at a Del Monte cannery when denied water during a hot shift; her father suffered dehydration several times as a farmworker under the bracero program.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024
Millions of farmworkers went north on temporary visas between 1942 and 1964 under the bracero program, putting an indelible mark on U.S. agriculture.
—Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2024
During her nomination hearing, Carrillo Ramirez talked about her father, a Mexican immigrant, who arrived in the United States under the bracero program in the late 1950s.
—Alejandra Molina, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
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“Bracero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bracero. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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