Bracero Program

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Youth_Programs
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criticism exploitation of workers
gptkbp:cultivation main industry involved
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced Mexican-American culture
gptkbp:duration 22 years
gptkbp:economic_impact contributed to U. S. agriculture
gptkbp:economic_policy limited protections
gptkbp:ended gptkb:1964
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:healthcare minimal access
gptkbp:historical_significance first large-scale guest worker program
gptkbp:housing_conditions often poor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bracero Program
gptkbp:impact increased Mexican immigration
gptkbp:legacy debate on immigration policy
gptkbp:legal_status temporary work permits
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Public_Law_78
gptkbp:main_states_involved gptkb:California
gptkb:New_Mexico
gptkb:Oregon
gptkb:Texas
gptkb:Washington
gptkb:Arizona
gptkbp:number_of_employees over 4.6 million
gptkbp:participants Mexican laborers
gptkbp:purpose to address labor shortages
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Chicano_Movement
gptkb:Bracero_Program_Extension_Act
gptkb:Farmworker_Movement
gptkb:U._S._Immigration_and_Nationality_Act_of_1965
gptkb:Great_Depression
gptkb:Mexican_Revolution
gptkb:NAFTA
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:Operation_Wetback
gptkb:Immigration_Reform_and_Control_Act_of_1986
Post-World War II economic boom
Comprehensive Immigration Reform
Labor strikes in agriculture
U. S.-Mexico border policy changes
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:World_War_II
U. S.-Mexico relations
gptkbp:started_in gptkb:1942
gptkbp:successor H-2 A visa program
gptkbp:transportation provided by employers
gptkbp:type temporary worker program
gptkbp:wages lower than U. S. workers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_Farm_Workers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4