little villagea in mexico. it is one of the large sending states and contributes to gigantic waves of immigrants here in the u.s.. my teacher asked me to explore the bracero program. what do we know about it. ? workers from mexico would come to the united states. i think it was a wartime thing. workers were needed. >> you are exactly right. it started in 1942. what does guestworker mean? >> temporary workers. >> yes. guestworker means temporary labor contracts which means they come in and they are recruited to work maybe a couple of months and then they return. some of them have the option to renew the contract and stay in the united states for multiple years. guestworker means just that. think that guestworker programs would be important now? >> because of the influx of immigrants that come to work? the u.s. has constantly thought about and enacted agreements for bringing in guest workers. we have seen guestworkers. it brought an the largest guestworker program. guestworker models are popular globally. guestwo

little villagea in mexico.t is one of the large sending states and contributes to gigantic waves of immigrants here in the u.s.. my teacher asked me to explore the bracero program. what do we know about it. ? >>