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