He helped his dad work the fields as a young boy, and consequently did not receive any formal schooling; he worked as a bracero for six years. From LearnThat.org. [http://braceroarchive.org/items/browse/3]
(bracero from the Spanish word brazo for arm, meaning strong-armed worker). From Wordnik.com. [HispanicTrending] Reference
Many FIOB members are farm workers, and some remember the abuses of the old "bracero" program. From Wordnik.com. [Political Affairs Magazine] Reference
"bracero" program that seeks to bring thousands of foreign workers into the United States to provide temporary farm labor. From Wordnik.com. [Statement By President On New Guestworker Program] Reference
Some photos from the bracero exhibit can be viewed here. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-02-01] Reference
"The bracero program opened doors for me and many others.". From Wordnik.com. [Tales From the Field Hit the Road] Reference
We had one that worked in the 50s and 60s, the bracero program. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 3, 2006] Reference
A bracero will be so much cheaper, more loyal, and under control. From Wordnik.com. [January 2004] Reference
It's to create a "bracero America," corporate America's wet dream. From Wordnik.com. [The Racist War On Immigrants] Reference
One bracero, Luis Zamudio, now 73, volunteered for the program in 1957. From Wordnik.com. [Braceros' Tales] Reference
Remember that we did have a "guest worker" program, the bracero program. From Wordnik.com. [[Miguel Palomares] Money flow] Reference
His third bracero job took him to the lettuce fields in Southern California. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From the Field Hit the Road] Reference
A comprehensive approach, more enforcement and the bracero guest worker program. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 12, 2006] Reference
Even in areas that used migrant or bracero labor, contact with the workers was very limited. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: MADNESS.] Reference
Basically, when we need them, we encourage them as either illegals or through bracero programs or such. From Wordnik.com. [Immigration rats nest] Reference
Increasing numbers of Mexicans were admitted to the U.S. under the bracero (temporary, or day worker) program. From Wordnik.com. [1952, March 20] Reference
He worked as a bracero for over twenty years in the States, legally, and has his documentation, including # to verify this. From Wordnik.com. ["Benefits" help for elderly Mexican man] Reference
Incredibly, Ms. Murguia denounced the original bracero program for its abuses while advocating a new version of the same thing now. From Wordnik.com. [The Racist War On Immigrants] Reference
This is an issue that Grijalva has been passionate about his entire life his father was a bracero, and he feels a bit betrayed by an ally. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
The Smithsonian, which had a collection of bracero photographs, decided to bring them to life by adding the voices of the workers themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Tales From the Field Hit the Road] Reference
The new guest worker program NCLR supports, in proposed House and Senate legislation, will embrace all the faults of its bracero predecessor. From Wordnik.com. [The Racist War On Immigrants] Reference
Not to mention the built in factor of slave. .uh ... bracero labor!. From Wordnik.com. [Wake Up From Your Slumber - The Truth Will Set You Free] Reference
The labor camp in Maine is not so different from the old bracero barracks, Agustin thnks. From Wordnik.com. [Mikey Likes It!] Reference
Agustin workerd for three years during the bracero contract labor program, which ended in 1964. From Wordnik.com. [Mikey Likes It!] Reference
The end of the bracero "guest-worker" program was the precondition for the building of the UFW. From Wordnik.com. [Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org] Reference
Best of luck manager of immediate credit card care service user name michelle bracero date november 7. From Wordnik.com. [Refinance 2nd Mortgage] Reference
"So many people don't have their originals, but they have other proof that they worked here," said Martin Lopez, a bracero. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
Because the bracero program operated from 1942 to 1964, the former farmworkers are getting on in years, protesters pointed out. From Wordnik.com. [Home] Reference
He also tells his constituents that the bracero program for agricultural workers still exists, when it was shut down decades ago. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Air » Top Picks] Reference
Shortened version of bracero ( "fieldworker"), a term most famously known in the United States under the auspices of the bracero Program. From Wordnik.com. [The Pitch | Complete Issue] Reference
Soon after, United Farm Workers organized, which Cesar Chavez acknowledged would have been impossible if the bracero program still existed. From Wordnik.com. [Mathaba Highlights Briefing] Reference
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