The effect of the bracero programn on mexicans and mexican americans

The Bracero Program

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The Bracero Program

Introduction

Immigration is a sensitive amongst the Americans . The inherent fear among the Americans of increasing crime rates and lack of job opportunities because of the large influx of immigrants is a potential flash point . The irony of the fact is the America , as we know constitutes of European immigrants , pushing aside the locals and capturing their lands

The US - Mexican b is one of the most controversial regions in

terms of immigration . Historically , Mexicans have been migrating to USA owing to the rich agriculture prospects available there . Initially these migrations were temporary and were limited to the harvest season Subsequently , Mexicans started to migrate permanently , leaving a lasting impression on the US agriculture (Fredrik pp . 126-130

History of Mexican Immigration

The migration of Mexican laborers to the U .S . dates back to the establishment of the current b between the two nations , following the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo . This treaty split a region that had already established economic links and a commercial network among itself , thus forcing the region to redefine its commercial interactions . Their mutual economic dependence was manifested in the form of a free trade agreement between the Mexican state of Tamaulipas and state of Texas (Fredrik pp . 83-89

The Mexican revolution was the corner stone in the immigration scenario It changed the perspective of the Mexican workers , because of the economic uncertainties , which developed . The average Mexican was forced to look outside their local economic sphere , and the obvious solution was the lucrative US market

At the turn of the twentieth century , U .S . capitalistic expansionism rooted in increased foreign investment , development of infrastructure in the form of trains , and industrialization , came to dominate the economic policy in Mexico . The American government wanted to expand its markets while the Mexican government wanted to find employment for the large numbers of landless and jobless individuals at home . As a result , both governments facilitated links between the Mexican laborer and the U .S employer

Bracers (Spanish word meaning arm ) were the Latin American migratory workers , which were going to West Texas to work in the fields . As they were cheap labor , with no human right immunity , they became an unavoidable attraction for the local land owners . Land owners kept them at minimum wages with scores of human right violations . Another factor that enhanced their utility was that their arrival was makeshift and with the ending of the harvest season they would disappear

Owing to this abusive relationship and no backing from the Mexican and US governments , the plight of the workers was boundless . The shrewd employers knowing the weakness of the workers exploited the 1917 Immigration Act . They threatened workers with deportation in return for their non-negotiable compliance

Bracero Program

The Bracero Program must be analyzed in the context of the historical pattern of Mexican immigration to the United States . During the nineteenth century most alien...