One of today’s closest equivalents to the bracero program would be the H-2A visa, which allows immigrants to work temporary or seasonal agricultural jobs. Such temporary work programs “just provide a way for employers to control very low paid work force,” said Leyva. “I probably wouldn’t need more than 10 to 15 max,” said Craige Miller, an owner of the Miller Farm. “Harvesting the crop would have been a real challenge without the bracero program,” said Miller. He said he worked on a cotton farm in Socorro for six years until he said he was fired for complaining about cold conditions.

Source: Fox News September 24, 2017 21:52 UTC