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Bracero Program Analysis
Essential Question: Was the bracero program an exploitation of, or an opportunity for Mexican laborers? Justify your answer with the primary sources and your analysis of them.

The bracero program was an exploitation of the Mexican laborers.According to the son of ex bracero Arnulfo Pompa “We’re expected to arrive from point A when we only have two dollars for fifteen days”This supports my claim because the goodyear was a supermarket. the owner of the supermarket are the same owner of the farm where the father of Anulfo working the GoodYear. Take the money the family of Arnulfo bought borrowed after the payment of his father the goodyear discounted only stays with the total left is 2 dollars for 15 days. This is a exploitation because the

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