bracero
noun
bra·ce·ro
brä-ˈser-(ˌ)ō 
-ˈse-(ˌ)rō
plural braceros
: a Mexican laborer admitted to the U.S. especially for seasonal contract labor in agriculture
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Crowds wait to speak in Socorro Back in Socorro, people waiting to speak against the ICE facility spilled out of the City Council chambers, some standing beside murals paying tribute to the World War II-era bracero program that allowed Mexican farmworkers to be guest workers in the U.S.
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Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The year before, Johnson had—with much less fanfare—allowed for the expiration of the bracero program, a formal agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that allowed Mexican laborers, known as braceros, to enter the U.S. legally, on a temporary basis, to work in American agriculture.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
The Spanish word bracero roughly translates to someone who works with their arms, but the earlier guest worker program didn’t have the same inclusive meaning Chandler intends.
—Doug Sackman, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
But, in reality, braceros often spent as much as 14 hours a day stooping to pick crops and lived in abysmal conditions.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Nov. 2024
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Heather Hollingsworth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2026
The year before, Johnson had—with much less fanfare—allowed for the expiration of the bracero program, a formal agreement between the U.S. and Mexico that allowed Mexican laborers, known as braceros, to enter the U.S. legally, on a temporary basis, to work in American agriculture.
—Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
The Spanish word bracero roughly translates to someone who works with their arms, but the earlier guest worker program didn’t have the same inclusive meaning Chandler intends.
—Doug Sackman, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2025
But, in reality, braceros often spent as much as 14 hours a day stooping to pick crops and lived in abysmal conditions.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Bracero.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bracero. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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