"I do hereby reaffirm the policy of the United States that there shall be no discrimination in the employment of workers in defense industries or government because of race, creed, color, or national origin... All departments and agencies of the Government of the United States concerned with vocational and training programs for defense production shall take special measures appropriate to assure that such programs are administered without discrimination... There is established in the Office of Production Management a Committee on Fair Employment Practice." — Executive Order 8802 (June 25, 1941)
Wartime labor shortages also led the U.S. and Mexico to launch the
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Bracero Program, importing Mexican farm and railroad workers from 1942
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Operation Wetback
- C
Good Neighbor Policy
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Border Industrialization Program
Explanation
The Bracero Program (1942–1964) brought millions of Mexican guest workers to U.S. agriculture and rails, beginning as a wartime emergency labor measure.