An executive order called the Mexican Farm Labor Program established the Bracero Program in 1942. ... This series of diplomatic accords between Mexico and the United States permitted millions of Mexican men to work legally in the United States on short-term labor contracts.

What was the Bracero Program and what was its purpose?

The Bracero Program grew out of a series of bi-lateral agreements between Mexico and the United States that allowed millions of Mexican men to come to the United States to work on, short-term, primarily agricultural labor contracts. ... The Bracero Program was controversial in its time.

What did the Bracero Program accomplish?

The U.S. and Mexican governments negotiated a series of agreements that allowed Mexican laborers to come to the United States on short-term contracts as agricultural workers. The Bracero program resulted in an increase in both legal and illegal workers coming to the United States from Mexico.