5h 27min, jan 1, 1964 y - Bracero Program
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The Bracero Program allowed Mexican workers to come to the US to be employed in the agricultural sector due to a worker shortage. Workers were supposed to get equal wages and free housing, among other provisions, but this hardly happened. This program ended in 1964.
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5h 27min, jan 1, 1964 y
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~ 60 years ago