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Keeping the New York State Home Front Going: Mexican Braceros in World War II
PART B
Using information from at least five of the documents to support your thinking, and your own knowledge of history, write an essay describing the World War II braceros program for railroads. Explain who the braceros were, what type of work they did on the railroads, their working conditions, and the position of the U.S. government in regards to their employment in the United States. Your essay should be well-organized and include an introduction, several paragraphs, and a conclusion. You must use evidence from five of the seven preceding documents to support your thinking.
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