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The tracks north : the railroad bracero program of World War II
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"As part of a bilateral commitment to focus on winning World War II, over 100,000 contracts were signed between 1943 and 1945 to recruit and transport Mexican workers to the United States for emplo...
"As part of a bilateral commitment to focus on winning World War II, over 100,000 contracts were signed between 1943 and 1945 to recruit and transport Mexican workers to the United States for employment on the railroads. A little known companion to the widely criticized agricultural bracero program, the railroad bracero program corresponded in its implementation more closely to the original intent of both governments than did its agricultural counterpart. In spite of pressure from the railroad industry to continue the program indefinitely, the U.S. government was adamant about terminating it on schedule, and returning the workers to Mexico." "The Tracks North is the only book-length study devoted to the railroad bracero program, and the only one to provide such a clear picture of the internal workings of the program in Mexico."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Barbara A. Driscoll
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- First edition
- [Austin, Tex.] : CMAS Books, Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1999
- Physical Details
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- xiv, 236 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780292715936, 0292715935, 9780292715929, 0292715927
- OCLC
- ocm38061642
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-215) and index.
- Pt. 1. Background. 1. The U.S. Government and the Railroad Industry. 2. Mexican Labor on U.S. Railroads. 3. The Railroad Brotherhoods. 4. World War II and U.S. - Mexico Relations. 5. Prior Mexican Migration to the United States -- Pt. 2. Creating the Program. 6. The Agricultural Program. 7. The Railroads' Campaign. 8. Negotiations -- Pt. 3. Implementing the Program. 9. Operations in Mexico. 10. Operations in the United States. 11. Administration in the United States. 12. The Role of the Railroads. 13. Termination and Repatriation. 14. Corollaries
Subjects
- Railroads -- United States -- Employees -- History -- 20th century.
- Foreign workers, Mexican -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Economic aspects -- United States.
- United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century.
- Mexico -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History -- 20th century.