‘The Evergreen’: The Mexican braceros who saved Northwest agriculture during World War II

‘The Evergreen’: The Mexican braceros who saved Northwest agriculture during World War II

Facing a dire agricultural labor shortage during World War II, the United States made an agreement with Mexico: a government-sponsored program to bring Mexican workers to the U.S. on temporary labor contracts to help farms, as well as railroad companies, across the country. Over 15,000 of these workers came to Oregon, under what became known as the Bracero Program.