why did the bracero program end Archives - TravelsFinders.Com ® http://travelsfinders.com/tag/why-did-the-bracero-program-end Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:24:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 California World War II and the Importation of Mexican Labor http://travelsfinders.com/california-world-war-ii-importation-mexican-labor.html http://travelsfinders.com/california-world-war-ii-importation-mexican-labor.html#respond Thu, 05 May 2016 18:28:00 +0000 http://travelsfinders.com/?p=203687 In the 1940s, World War II produced a shift in the tide of Mexican migration. As the United States entered the war, Mexican Americans responded to a call of duty. Mexican Americans served in the military overseas and upon their return; seventeen received Congressional Medals of Honor. In California, World War II brought tremendous labor shortages as men were called to war. Here also, Mexican Americans responded by filling these jobs. As a result, many were able to gain entry into jobs and industries previously closed off to them. However, at the same time they were achieving some upward mobility,

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