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.

When was the Bracero Program formed?

established by executive order. It was enacted into Public Law 78 in 1951. effort, lasting presumably for the duration of the war. December 1, 1964-more than nineteen years after the end of World War II.

What ended the Bracero Program?

The Bracero program was ended for many reasons, including the mechanization of cotton and sugar beet harvesting, economic evidence that the presence of Braceros reduced the wages of US farm workers, and political agreement that ending competition in the fields between Braceros and US farm workers would benefit Mexican ...