As an elementary student in California's Central Valley starting in the late 1950s, I remember learning in my Social Studies classes about our seasonal farm workers who visited through the "Bracero Program." Back then, it was portrayed as a positive way to provide the needed laborers.
This is an informative, eye-opening and well-researched post. Thank you for providing this perspective on the scale of the immigration participation in our agriculture sector.
As an elementary student in California's Central Valley starting in the late 1950s, I remember learning in my Social Studies classes about our seasonal farm workers who visited through the "Bracero Program." Back then, it was portrayed as a positive way to provide the needed laborers.
This is an informative, eye-opening and well-researched post. Thank you for providing this perspective on the scale of the immigration participation in our agriculture sector.