bracero
noun
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
braceros
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pluralof bracero.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He characterized wages for braceros as unconscionably low, the food substandard and the housing prison-like.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
According to Huerta, many of the men who came to work as braceros had no experience with the type of labor they would encounter upon their arrival.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Under the program, millions of Mexican laborers, known as braceros, were recruited to work on temporary contracts in various sectors, primarily agriculture, but also in railroad construction and other industries.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2024
San Bartolomé began dispatching migrants to the United States in the 1950s, the height of a joint government program that sent millions of Mexicans to California and elsewhere to work as farmhands known as braceros.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
As the last days of August disappeared, so did the number of braceros.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
