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Time is running out for the braceros

Braceros, or Mexican farm workers, are shown in this undated photo in California. From 1942 until 1964, about 4.5 million Mexicans were brought in to…

S.898

An Act to amend the Interstate Commerce Act, with respect to the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission to regulate the use by motor carriers…

Housing barracks for bracero workers at Fred Bright Camp in Imperial Valley, California

This image was collected during Henry P. Anderson’s doctoral research into the public health aspects of the Bracero Program, a bi-national agreement…

Mexican migrant workers travel by train to Los Angeles (Calif.)

Mexican migrant workers travel by train to Los Angeles as participants in the Bracero Program, which was instituted by the American and Mexican…

A photo of a farm owner supervising braceros as they harvest sugar beets and toss them in the back of the truck, 1942

The original description from photographer Hal Higgins reads: “President Robert Barr of the Central California Beet Growers' Assoc. And his crew of…

A photo of officials standing with a group of braceros by a Southern Pacific train in California, 1942.

After going through the processing center in Mexico, workers were transported by train or bus to processing centers in the United States and then to…

Agricultural laborers stand in front of bus parked on the side of field

This image is from the personal papers of researcher Henry P. Anderson. These materials were collected or generated by Anderson during his graduate…

Agricultural laborers kneel in field to harvest crop

This image is from the personal papers of researcher Henry P. Anderson. These materials were collected or generated by Anderson during his graduate…