3.5 millioncontractssignedbetween1951-1964WorldWarII=DirectcauseBraceros usedasstrikebreakersGrowerscontrolledwages from1948-1951endedin 1964workedfor 18monthslaborshortage inthe U.Sduring WWIIbilateralagreementbetweenU.S. andMexicobeganin 1942U.S. farmworkersagainstprogramBracerosend laborshortageGrowersfalsified infoto earn moremoneyincreasedMexico'seconomicdevelopmentcontrolledbyDepartmentof LaborPublic Law283= felonyto hire"wetbacks"Bracerosearned $205million from1943-1947JFK'soppositiondecreasedsupport forthe programBracerospaid onaverage 50cents/hourprogramstrengthenedU.S-Mexicanrelationsinfluencedunited farmworkersmovementKorean Warexpands theprogramH-2a visaestablishedafter theprogramendedPublic Law78=governmentcontrol ofbracerosincreasedlegalimmigration3.5 millioncontractssignedbetween1951-1964WorldWarII=DirectcauseBraceros usedasstrikebreakersGrowerscontrolledwages from1948-1951endedin 1964workedfor 18monthslaborshortage inthe U.Sduring WWIIbilateralagreementbetweenU.S. andMexicobeganin 1942U.S. farmworkersagainstprogramBracerosend laborshortageGrowersfalsified infoto earn moremoneyincreasedMexico'seconomicdevelopmentcontrolledbyDepartmentof LaborPublic Law283= felonyto hire"wetbacks"Bracerosearned $205million from1943-1947JFK'soppositiondecreasedsupport forthe programBracerospaid onaverage 50cents/hourprogramstrengthenedU.S-Mexicanrelationsinfluencedunited farmworkersmovementKorean Warexpands theprogramH-2a visaestablishedafter theprogramendedPublic Law78=governmentcontrol ofbracerosincreasedlegalimmigration

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