programstrengthenedU.S-MexicanrelationsBracerosearned $205million from1943-1947workedfor 18monthsPublic Law78=governmentcontrol ofbracerosU.S. farmworkersagainstprogram3.5 millioncontractssignedbetween1951-1964controlledbyDepartmentof LaborBracerosend laborshortagebilateralagreementbetweenU.S. andMexicoBraceros usedasstrikebreakersBracerospaid onaverage 50cents/hourbeganin 1942WorldWarII=DirectcauseincreasedMexico'seconomicdevelopmentKorean Warexpands theprogramlaborshortage inthe U.Sduring WWIIincreasedlegalimmigrationJFK'soppositiondecreasedsupport forthe programGrowerscontrolledwages from1948-1951H-2a visaestablishedafter theprogramendedGrowersfalsified infoto earn moremoneyendedin 1964Public Law283= felonyto hire"wetbacks"influencedunited farmworkersmovementprogramstrengthenedU.S-MexicanrelationsBracerosearned $205million from1943-1947workedfor 18monthsPublic Law78=governmentcontrol ofbracerosU.S. farmworkersagainstprogram3.5 millioncontractssignedbetween1951-1964controlledbyDepartmentof LaborBracerosend laborshortagebilateralagreementbetweenU.S. andMexicoBraceros usedasstrikebreakersBracerospaid onaverage 50cents/hourbeganin 1942WorldWarII=DirectcauseincreasedMexico'seconomicdevelopmentKorean Warexpands theprogramlaborshortage inthe U.Sduring WWIIincreasedlegalimmigrationJFK'soppositiondecreasedsupport forthe programGrowerscontrolledwages from1948-1951H-2a visaestablishedafter theprogramendedGrowersfalsified infoto earn moremoneyendedin 1964Public Law283= felonyto hire"wetbacks"influencedunited farmworkersmovement

Bracero Program - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. program strengthened U.S-Mexican relations
  2. Braceros earned $205 million from 1943-1947
  3. worked for 18 months
  4. Public Law 78= government control of braceros
  5. U.S. farm workers against program
  6. 3.5 million contracts signed between 1951-1964
  7. controlled by Department of Labor
  8. Braceros end labor shortage
  9. bilateral agreement between U.S. and Mexico
  10. Braceros used as strikebreakers
  11. Braceros paid on average 50 cents/hour
  12. began in 1942
  13. World War II=Direct cause
  14. increased Mexico's economic development
  15. Korean War expands the program
  16. labor shortage in the U.S during WWII
  17. increased legal immigration
  18. JFK's opposition decreased support for the program
  19. Growers controlled wages from 1948-1951
  20. H-2a visa established after the program ended
  21. Growers falsified info to earn more money
  22. ended in 1964
  23. Public Law 283= felony to hire "wetbacks"
  24. influenced united farm workers movement