Primary Source - Farm Laborers and Operation Wetback

The Second Part of 7 focuses on the issues at home, during and after World War II. Why did the government need to bring in Braceros to work in the fields? How was the treatment of these people? Finally, why did the government feel the need to implement Operation Wetback? Think of the Mexican Repatriation policies of the 1930s, what are some of the similarities and/or differences between both government anti-immigrant programs.

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