3.5 millioncontractssignedbetween1951-1964increasedlegalimmigrationGrowerscontrolledwages from1948-1951Growersfalsified infoto earn moremoneyBracerospaid onaverage 50cents/hourBraceros usedasstrikebreakersinfluencedunited farmworkersmovementBracerosend laborshortageBracerosearned $205million from1943-1947H-2a visaestablishedafter theprogramendedworkedfor 18monthsKorean Warexpands theprogramlaborshortage inthe U.Sduring WWIIbilateralagreementbetweenU.S. andMexicoJFK'soppositiondecreasedsupport forthe programU.S. farmworkersagainstprogramincreasedMexico'seconomicdevelopmentendedin 1964WorldWarII=DirectcausePublic Law283= felonyto hire"wetbacks"controlledbyDepartmentof Laborbeganin 1942Public Law78=governmentcontrol ofbracerosprogramstrengthenedU.S-Mexicanrelations3.5 millioncontractssignedbetween1951-1964increasedlegalimmigrationGrowerscontrolledwages from1948-1951Growersfalsified infoto earn moremoneyBracerospaid onaverage 50cents/hourBraceros usedasstrikebreakersinfluencedunited farmworkersmovementBracerosend laborshortageBracerosearned $205million from1943-1947H-2a visaestablishedafter theprogramendedworkedfor 18monthsKorean Warexpands theprogramlaborshortage inthe U.Sduring WWIIbilateralagreementbetweenU.S. andMexicoJFK'soppositiondecreasedsupport forthe programU.S. farmworkersagainstprogramincreasedMexico'seconomicdevelopmentendedin 1964WorldWarII=DirectcausePublic Law283= felonyto hire"wetbacks"controlledbyDepartmentof Laborbeganin 1942Public Law78=governmentcontrol ofbracerosprogramstrengthenedU.S-Mexicanrelations

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