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2.1 El Gobierno de Manuel Ávila Camacho
catarina.udlap.mx2.2 El Programa Bracero los primeros años “Durante el Programa Bracero, de 1942 a 1964, casi cinco millones de mexicanos entraron a laborar en los campos agrícolas de los Estados Unidos. Estos braceros convirtieron a la agricultura americana en la más rentable y avanzada de todo el planeta. Se trataba de campesinos de las zonas agrícolas
The Bracero Program
www.unco.eduthe enormous manpower shortage created by World War II. Over the program's 22-year lifespan, more than 4.5 million Mexican citizens were legally hired for work in the United States, primarily in Texas and California.
Timeline of Immigration to the United States - San Diego
www.sandiego.govAlso, the Bracero Program ends after temporarily employing 4.5 million Mexican nationals alone. 1966: The Cuban Refugee Adjustment Act permits more than 400,000 Cuban citizens to enter the U.S. 1980: The Refugee Act of 1980 systematizes the refugee immigration process and codifies asylum status. This act
MAJOR US IMMIGRATION LAWS, 1790 - PRESENT
www.migrationpolicy.orgStates and Mexico enter into the 1942 Bracero Agreement, allowing Mexican nationals to enter the United States to serve as temporary agricultural workers. The agreement, which Congress extended in 1949 and 1951, provides that US employers will pay the transportation and living expenses of Mexican laborers, as well as wages equal to those