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An official examines a bracero's hands for callouses in the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Employers preferred braceros who have already worked as farmworkers and therefore have callouses on their hands and also well-trained muscles, which was later checked by agents from the Texas growers association at the Hidalgo Processing Center,…
An official examines a bracero's hands for calluses during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Oftentimes, braceros were forced to show their hands to prove that they were experienced farmers. Inspectors would check to see how callused their hands were; according to them, the more callused the hands, the more experienced the farmer. A dryback…
An official examines a bracero's hands for calluses during processing at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
Oftentimes, braceros were forced to show their hands to prove that they were experienced farmers. Inspectors would check to see how callused their hands were; according to them, the more callused the hands, the more experienced the farmer.
