The Bracero Program

question 24

Multiple Choice

The bracero program

• A)was extended into the 1970s to counteract unionization of farm workers.
• B)forced California growers to raise the wages of American farm workers.
• C)was opposed by most California growers.
• D)depressed the wages and destroyed the bargaining power of American farm workers.

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