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The Bracero Program And The Exploitability Of Migrant Workers, Kayla E. Dantona
The Bracero Program And The Exploitability Of Migrant Workers, Kayla E. Dantona
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This thesis explores the exploitability of migrants working in the United States. Historically, the United States government has emphasized the economic utility of migrant workers, while ignoring their basic human rights. Policymakers have viewed these people as a disposable work force and seek to control them by generating widespread fear of deportation, racialized segregation, discriminatory treatment, and with the help of governing and policing entities willing to turn a blind eye to these injustices, as long as they continue to profit financially.
This thesis will look at the Bracero Program with a historic lens to exemplify the system of exploitation …