It was the lost of manpower during World War II that stopped the deportation of Mexicans that had been going on during the prior years. The United States had done a complete turnaround. Before they had tried to stop Mexican immigrants from entering their country. Now they had open up the doors. It was a time of need for the United States. The majority of the working class was out fighting in the war or working of war related jobs. The United States had to turn to their neighbors for help.

On August 14, 1942, President Manuel Avila Camacho and Frank Delano Roosevelt signed an agreement that was officially known as the bracero program. This program was to allow a controlled number of Mexican immi

On May 29 of 1963, the House of Representatives voted not to approve the program. It was thought that the program would end that December, but after some analysis that Mexico in a subtle way was pushing to keep the program going. The Mexican government wanted the program continued because of the large amounts of money the braceros sent back to their families, thereby helping the Mexican economy. The braceros favored the program because of the opportunities it offered compared to those in their homeland. Workers were now trying hard to keep the program going for another year. Everyone knew that the program was getting close to its demise. It had been approved for the last years by only a narrow margin, but it was already predicted that the program would not go on for much longer. An excess of "illegal" agricultural workers along with the introduction of the mechanical cotton harvester, destroyed the practicality and attractiveness of the bracero program. Many groups were now fighting to finish off the program. They were fighting against imported labor, and the insane conditions in which this people lived in. There was too much pressure from these groups and finally the extension of the program in 1963 proved to be the end of twenty-two year program.

When workers unions started forming, employers began to dislike the program. The protections for the braceros were stricter and the braceros were beginning to receive better accommodations and treatment. Employers found that hiring illegal aliens instead of braceros was much better. Illegal aliens worked for a much lower wage and couldn't complain. The program was losing power, but there were still some government officials and employers who wanted to keep the program going. The program had provided many good workers. These workers were doing the jobs that m

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