Timeline
Digital Resources
Discussion Questions
- Have you heard about the Bracero Program before? If yes, what were you taught?
- How long was the bracero program in place?
- Do you have an idea of how many braceros entered the United States every year during the program?
- What were the two main jobs braceros would work in? Why do you think that is?
- Do you believe the terms of employment were fair? There was a lot of confusion between the braceros and their employment terms, why do you think that is?
- The bracero program has been viewed as an exploitation, why do you think that is?
- What were some of the guarantees this program was supposed to provide?
- How did this program help the United States economy?
- What were the effects of the bracero program on the Mexican population?
- Do you believe that the braceros should’ve been forced back to Mexico after the program had been terminated?
Digital Resources
Barocas, Emily. “Examining the Legacy of the Braceros Program.” NPR. NPR, March 23, 2005. https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4556696.
- This is a podcast on NPR that includes an interview with a bracero, he speaks about his personal experience in Spanish, which is then translated.
Cohen, Deborah. “Braceros: Migrant Citizens and Transnational Subjects in the Postwar United States and Mexico.” University of North Carolina Press, August 17, 2022. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469609744/braceros/.
- A book written by Deborah Cohen about the bracero program while shining light on why migrants caused so much concern and anxiety in the United States.
Donovan, Emery. “Forgotten Voices: The Story of the Bracero Program.” YouTube. YouTube, December 6, 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AL5d9CWV0Xg&t=211s%27.
- A video that explains the timeline of the bracero program. Touches on the effects the bracero program has on todays society.
Garcia, Jerry. “Bracero Program.” The Oregon Encyclopedia, n.d. https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/bracero_program/#.Y3LOJS-cY0o.
- Garcia focuses on Oregon as it is one of the states with a large number of migrants. It is one of the largest states that needed help with agriculture and many men would go there for work.
Lopez Leon, Asterio. “Registration Form.” Bracero History Archive. UTEP, May 22, 2006. https://braceroarchive.org/items/show/1265.
- A registration form which was given to braceros after the program in order to recieve recognition for their labor.