The Bracero Program proposed a legal way for people to work in the US with more control over their working conditions, which conflicted with the interests of those hiring them. Border enforcement shifted from policing the border to policing Mexican Americans inside the United States.
The podcast discusses the Bracero Program which aims to provide a legal way for immigrants to work with better work conditions. Also, the shift in the role of the border patrol from policing the border to patrolling Mexican Americans inside the country is examined.