The Catholic Times, October 30, 1959
Newspaper article: “Program to support U.S. workers”
Transcript
A citizens’ committee has recommended that the program by which Mexican Bracero farm laborers are brought into the country be temporarily continued but only if it is changed to give more protection to U.S. workers…They said that U.S. workers in some instances have been deprived of job opportunities, their working season has been shortened and their wages held down because of the employment of Mexican known as braceros….The conditions of migrant workers, who travel great distances during the harvesting time to help bring in crops crops, has been criticized by numerous Catholic officials…
Questions
What changes did the committee propose? Why? What does this tell you about the impact of the program on Mexican and U.S. workers?
Citations
The Catholic Times. (Columbus, Ohio), 30 Oct. 1959. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83007243/1959-10-30/ed-1/seq-3/.