HIST314k 1st Edition Lecture 8 Outline of Last Lecture II. Terms and conceptsa. Mutuality, reciprocity, altruism, the golden ruleb. E.P. Thompson, The making of the English working classIII. Research questionIV. Expressions of mutuality Outline of Current LectureII. Bracero programIII. Selection for programIV. Policies Current LectureI. Movie (Harvest of Loneliness)a. Bracero program- if Mexicans wanted to own their own homes they needed to work in the statesb. Enduring nature of power on one side and one the other side there was 3rd worldc. Why Braceros:i. Stoop labor- undesirable labor1. Supplement the decline by Mex2. American lingo Braceros are those with “hands and legs” but they were lifesaversii. Earn 10 times as much as they ever had in their lives (attracted by this)iii. They got on a list to begin the process pay someone gratuityd. When they got to Cali they had to pass the border La Empowloee. Traveled across on a bus with bad conditionsf. Selection for program: i. How were they selected/ rejected?1. Men who were timid docile unlettered, impoverished anyone who was well dressed or well spoken was denied g. Labor program is said to be hypocritical bad conditions h. 150000 Braceros a year and the barracks can only hold 2000i. Supplied US with unlimited pool of cheap labor i. All illegal immigration set up by the government j. Bracero program becomes Mex’s 3rd ranking industry even though it is said to be “less than perfect”These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.k. Agri is number 1 business in Cali (3 million grossing)i. No successful strikes again the program ii. After the program was abolished in 1964 Chavez had some luckiii. They tried to get back the jobs in the packing industry iv. The very existence of the program on the books was ingeniousl. US raises the price of products sold to Mex and if they cant survive they have to workm. Bush secures the border by supplying a temporary worker
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