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Braceros line up to board buses at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
At the Monterrey Processing Center, braceros line up to board the buses. The side of the buses read "Transportes Monterrey Saltillo S.A. de C.V.". These buses from Mexico will transport braceros to another processing center near the U.S.-Mexico…
Braceros wait in line to board buses at the Monterrey Processing Center, Mexico.
At the Monterrey Processing Center, braceros line up to board the buses. The side of the buses read "Transportes Monterrey Saltillo S.A. de C.V.". These buses from Mexico will transport braceros to another processing center near the U.S.-Mexico…
A young woman works in the small village of San Mateo Atenco, Mexico.
Many people learned about the Bracero Program over the radio. A woman works at home surrounded by a radio, icons, furniture, and a painting of the Virgen de Guadalupe in San Mateo, Mexico.
Original Caption: Home of a bracero's familiy in the village…
Original Caption: Home of a bracero's familiy in the village…
Women work and care for children in a braceros family home in San Mateo, Mexico.
Women framed by an arch work and care for children in their San Mateo, Mexico, bracero family home. When the cost of living outstripped wages in villages like San Mateo Atenco, many men enrolled as braceros. Families stayed behind.
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