the bracero program will literally creates another wave. when people start to talk about temporary guestworker programs, and they are used as a potential solution to immigration policy, thiseed to remember that didn't solve undocumented immigration. it actually augmented it. that is one reality. know about the. just before this, the 1930's? >> repatriation. a lot of them were mexican-americans. >> there is a moment where there is deportation and what 1942 does is it brings back mexican liketion to areas michigan, illinois, the midwest. were hit sotions hard by repatriation. it reinvigorated mexican migration to states that had been hit hard by repatriation. also increased mexican migration to traditional areas in the southwest like texas, were once, mexico again reinvigorated because of this labor migration. it also transformed the gender dynamic. it is all men coming into these areas. some men were able to stay, not every man. somewhere. were. they married women and found avenues to stay in the united states. other men simply went back to t

how many of you actually have family members that came in through the bracero program? one? usually it is more. it's a couple. the guestworker program really affected migration history. what is this program? it was a binational agreement between mexico and the united states that allowed mexicans to enter the u.s. on temporary work permits. that means they entered the u.s. legally. they had a legal permit. they have the status. gabby was correct to say it was started during the proceeds labor shortage of world war ii. a lot of people have argued that after the work was terminated after the war ended guestworkers continued to come in. why did they continue to come in after the war ended? >> the growers took advantage of the program. >> yes. it became a cheaper mode of labor. we know for a fact that there were two components, railroad and agriculture. why did the railroad component end? >> railroad unions were very strong and railroad drivers were very good jobs. >> the other thing we know is that 4.5 million contracts were issued. that is a lot. 4.5 million contracts. a giganti

it is an expose of all the exploitation going on in the bracero program. brings up a conversation between exploitation in agriculture, and his research becomes the data for congressional hearings that in 1933 put an end to the oncero program, solely based exploitation practices, on human rights. what happens? do you know what happened to the alianza? it was not in the article, what do you guess happens to the alianza? once it and, there is not much for them to do? their presence is predicated on the fact that they are guest workers. there is no longer a guest worker program. i know it is a sad story, but when we think about the bracero program, and the legacy of o,nesto galarza, and serran what did we learn? what did you guys learn about labor organizing? student: that you are not the only organization that exists for a purpose. anotherbined with organization to the same goals. but in doing that, also ensuring you're not leaving out a certain group of people that are not working. not gaining too much negative light from the mexican government. because they

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. >> this 20-minute film produced by california goers propoeted the braceros program from 1942 to 1964. sunday morning at 10:00 eastern on road to the white house rewind. >> they are the soviets are aggressive. they have over stated in afghanistan. they have bitten off more than in my judgment they should be allowed to digest and i think that the best answer to it is for them to know that the united states will keep commitments. >> where people want to be free, soviet or cuban domination where troops are used as cubans, the united states should be willing to provide weapons to any men that want to fight for freedom against those hostile forces. >> the 1980 debate between former california governor ronald reagan and former cia director george h.w. bush. at 6:00 on american artifacts. >> the heart building is also the least of the classic buildings. the building is am mirrored imae but the heart building is modern. some people compared it to a large ice cube trey. it's a very different looking building. >> don richy takes us inside the newest of the three senate office buildings, the 198

civil rights leaders and religious authorities came together to protest the bracero program, and in factlerated congress's decision to terminate it the next year. i think this was a moment of long serving -- of blossoming for the chicano movement. >> for the complete schedule, go to c-span.org. >> this week, president obama visited cuba and delivered remarks and havana on relations with cuba. he spoke on lifting the trade embargo, and also offered to support -- his support to brussels. it was the first visit to cuba since calvin coolidge in 1928. president obama: thank you. [applause] muchas gracias. thank you so much. thank you very much. president castro, the people of cuba, thank you so much for the warm welcome that i have received, that my family have received, and that our delegation has received. it is an extraordinary honor to be here today. before i begin, please indulge me. i want to comment on the terrorist attacks that have taken place in brussels. the thoughts and the prayers of the american people are with the people of belgium. we stand in solidarity with them in condemnin

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