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Keeping the New York State Home Front Going: Mexican Braceros in World War II
Document 6
Vocabulary
Reserve: Something kept for emergencies.
Domestic: Of or in one's own country, not foreign.
Adversely: In an unfavorable way, bringing harm.
Certification: A formal guarantee.
Document 6: Excerpt from "Mexican Workers for United States Agriculture." U.S. Government Farm Placement Service. Pamphlet. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1953. Migration Division Pamphlets, Collection of Centro Archives. Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY.
Document 6 Short-Answer Questions
- What is the long-standing policy of the U.S. government in regard to allowing foreign workers to come into the country?
- What certification has to go with the Department's request to admit foreign workers?
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