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Los Braceros: Strong Arms to Aid the USA
Season 3
Episode 12
Imagine leaving your home and everything that is familiar, saying goodbye to family and friends to work in the fields, on farms, and on the railroad in a country other than your own. Trace the story of the millions of men who left their homeland to chase a dream across the border under the 1942 Braceros Treaty.
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