What Was a Feature of the Bracero Program

question 32

Multiple Choice

What was a feature of the bracero program?

• A) Against the wishes of the Mexican government, Congress excluded immigrant Mexican workers in the United States from minimum-wage requirements.
• B) Mexican farm workers were admitted to the United States on short-term work contracts to fill agricultural jobs left vacant by Americans.
• C) By agreement between Mexico and the United States, citizenship was extended to Mexicans illegally residing in the United States in 1942.
• D) Against the wishes of the Mexican government, Congress provided for the deportation of Mexicans who had illegally entered the United States.

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