1964
Termination of the Bracero Program
Congress ended the Bracero Program on December 31, 1964, after 22 years of operation that brought over four million migrants to work in U.S. agriculture and railroads[1][3]. The program was terminated due to factors including farm mechanization, evidence that Braceros reduced wages …
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Congress ended the Bracero Program on December 31, 1964, after 22 years of operation that brought over four million migrants to work in U.S. agriculture and railroads[1][3]. The program was terminated due to factors including farm mechanization, evidence that Braceros reduced wages for U.S. farm workers, and political agreements to end labor competition[1][7]. Despite government guarantees of protection, many workers suffered from forced savings schemes where up to 10 percent of wages were withheld and often disappeared[8].