Associations to the word «Bracero»

Wiktionary

BRACERO, noun. A Mexican national working as an agricultural laborer in the United States from 1942-1964, or similarly a railroad worker from 1942-1945.
BRACERO, adjective. Of or pertaining to braceros, and especially the Bracero Program.

Dictionary definition

BRACERO, noun. A Mexican laborer who worked in the United States on farms and railroads in order to ease labor shortages during World War II.

Wise words

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