As the first and largest guestworker program, the U.S.-Mexico Bracero Program (1942-1964) codified the unequal relations of labor migration between the two nations. This book interrogates the articulations of race and class in the making of the Bracero Program by introducing new syntheses of sociological theories and methods to center the experiences and recollections of former Braceros and their families.

Chapter 1: The Invisible Workers of the U.S.-Mexican Bracero Program
Chapter 2: Braceros and the Social Formation of Anglo Racial Frames
Chapter 3: The Bracero Working Day and the Contested Terrain of Class Relations
Chapter 4: The Making of the Bracero 'Total' Institution
Chapter 5: Conclusion: The Politics of Reparations and the Contemporary Bracero Redress Movement
Appendix I: The Articulation of Race and Class in the Making of the Bracero Total Institution
Appendix II: Working in the Field: Historical Memory, Archival Ethnography, and Direct Accounts of Agricultural Migrant Labor
Appendix III: The Standard Work Contract and Accompanying Documents
Appendix IV: Original Bracero Agreement of 1942
Appendix V: Braceros from Mexican States of Origin, 1942-1946 and 1951-1964

Ronald L. Mize is associate professor in the School of Language, Culture, and Society at Oregon State University.