Word: bracero
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Besides casting serious doubts on this country's integrity and willingness to use illegal immigrants without granting them basic civil rights, the bill ignores precedent. A similar project, the Bracero program which ended in 1965 actually spurred immigration because "the guests" brought along their families and overstayed their welcome. Here again, the Simpson-Mazzoli package, in trying to satisfy every interest group, neglected to consider what the real world response from employers and workers...