Imagine living in a small, deteriorating and dusty pueblo where not that many options for jobs and income would arise. This would cause great difficulty to living a comfortable life as it was difficult to obtain food, clothes and shelter which are vital necessities for living. This uncomforting and jobless life was the life of my great grandpa, Pancho who was living with his family (his mother-in-law, father-in-law and his wife) somewhere in Sinaloa around 1940s without any luck. As he was searching for a job one day around 1942 he overheard someone talking about this Bracero program which intrigued him. He found out that it was a program where he could be immigrated out to work in the United States. Since my great grandpa was
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Many Mexicans that became Braceros thought the program would benefit them by getting a solid job and finally being able to provide for their families. But, to their dismay the program sounded too good to be true. Many of the Bracero employers violated the deals in which the Braceros would work under. These violations included the American employers making the
Braceros pay for food and shelter which was supposed to be provided. (Bankston) The violations the Americans committed were most likely due to two things. One, the relationship between
America and Mexico was tough. This was because Mexico had lost half of its land to the United
States in the Mexican War. (Bankston) This was one of the reasons because Americans probably still felt a little bit of hatred toward them even though they had won half of the land. Whenever people are in a war or disagreement of some sort and it ends, people still have a hard time adjusting and getting along. This is probably why some Americans disrespected the deal. The other reason that Americans violated the deal, was due to the fact that labor union leaders …show more content…
But, they kept chugging along because most of them believed it was a privilege just to be employed in America. This shows how impactful the movement was as it kind of helped create the belief of America as a promise land. This was because it promised jobs to the poor immigrants who needed them.
Adding to the unfair treatment that the Braceros had to overcome in the work place. The fact that they were separated from their families made their situation even harder. As it affected them and their families emotionally and physically. Statistics in Ana Elizabeth Rosas online journal about Bracero family separation show that, “seven years into the programme, an estimated 385,000 Mexican men were separated from their families and an uncalculated number of Mexican women were transformed into married yet single mothers”. (Rosas 368) This was a big deal and hard adjustment for Mexican females as they tried to become more than just one piece of the puzzle of parenting. They started to try and become providers as well as keeping the house and kids in order. The hardest part of all for Mexican women was that they did not
jobless …show more content…
Many Mexicans that became Braceros thought the program would benefit them by getting a solid job and finally being able to provide for their families. But, to their dismay the program sounded too good to be true. Many of the Bracero employers violated the deals in which the Braceros would work under. These violations included the American employers making the
Braceros pay for food and shelter which was supposed to be provided. (Bankston) The violations the Americans committed were most likely due to two things. One, the relationship between
America and Mexico was tough. This was because Mexico had lost half of its land to the United
States in the Mexican War. (Bankston) This was one of the reasons because Americans probably still felt a little bit of hatred toward them even though they had won half of the land. Whenever people are in a war or disagreement of some sort and it ends, people still have a hard time adjusting and getting along. This is probably why some Americans disrespected the deal. The other reason that Americans violated the deal, was due to the fact that labor union leaders …show more content…
But, they kept chugging along because most of them believed it was a privilege just to be employed in America. This shows how impactful the movement was as it kind of helped create the belief of America as a promise land. This was because it promised jobs to the poor immigrants who needed them.
Adding to the unfair treatment that the Braceros had to overcome in the work place. The fact that they were separated from their families made their situation even harder. As it affected them and their families emotionally and physically. Statistics in Ana Elizabeth Rosas online journal about Bracero family separation show that, “seven years into the programme, an estimated 385,000 Mexican men were separated from their families and an uncalculated number of Mexican women were transformed into married yet single mothers”. (Rosas 368) This was a big deal and hard adjustment for Mexican females as they tried to become more than just one piece of the puzzle of parenting. They started to try and become providers as well as keeping the house and kids in order. The hardest part of all for Mexican women was that they did not