Bracero Program
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The Bracero Program was a temporary labor initiative from 1942 to 1964 between the United States and Mexico that allowed Mexican workers to be employed in the U.S. agricultural and railroad industries
Braceros arriving in Los Angeles in 1942
Mexican workers await legal employment in the United States, 1954
Mexican farm workers in Oregon during the Bracero Program
Delores Huerta. The image was taken in 2012 at the unveiling of Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Auditorium in Washington, DC.
Maquiladora
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A maquiladora, or maquila is a factory that is largely duty-free and tariff-free. These factories take raw materials and assemble, manufacture, or process them and export the finished product. These f
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A maquila in Mexico