Editing Bracero Program (section)

{{Short description|1942–1964 migrant worker program}}
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[[File:BraceroProgram.jpg|thumb|Braceros arriving in [[Los Angeles]] in 1942]]
{{Chicano and Mexican American history sidebar|state=collapsed}}The '''Bracero Program''' (from the [[Spanish language|Spanish]] term ''bracero'' {{IPA|es|bɾaˈse.ɾo|}}, meaning "[[manual laborer]]" or "one who works using his arms") was a temporary labor initiative between the United States and Mexico that allowed Mexican workers to be employed in the U.S. agricultural and railroad industries from 1942 to 1964.<ref name="Calavita-1992" />