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Due to the massive labor shortages created by WWII, the federal government instituted a program to bring in thousands of Mexicans to work on a temporary basis. What was this program called?

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The Bracero Program

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An executive order called the Mexican Farm Labor Program established the Bracero Program in 1942. This series of diplomatic accords between Mexico and the United States permitted millions of Mexican men to work legally in the United States on short-term labor contracts.

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