Bowling happy hour outing with (l-r back row) Kris Kelly, Heather Velez, Ken Albers, Tom Scheinfeldt, Jim Safley, Kristen Lehner, Anastasia Mikheeva, (front) Sarah Whelan, Christian MacAuley, Sheila Brennan, and Sharon Leon
The Bracero Program, which brought millions of Mexican guest workers to the United States, ended more than four decades ago. Current debates about immigration policy—including discussions about a new guest worker program—have put the program back in the news and made it all the more important to understand this chapter of American history. Yet while top U.S. and Mexican officials re- examine the Bracero Program as a possible model, most Americans know very little about the program, the largest…
Jennifer Rosenfeld writes down ideas with Jeri Wieringa and Amanda Regan about possible audiences for future RR-CHNM projects at the 2013 planning meeting.