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- catalog abstract "As part of a bilateral commitment to focus on winning World War II, over 100,000 contracts were signed between 1943 and 1945 to recruit and transport Mexican workers to the United States for employment on the railroads. A little-known companion to the widely criticized agricultural bracero program, the railroad bracero program corresponded in its implementation more closely to the original intent of both governments than did its agricultural counterpart. In spite of pressure from the railroad industry to continue the program indefinitely, the U.S. government was adamant about terminating it on schedule and returning the workers to Mexico. The railroad bracero program still stands as the only historical example of a binational migration agreement between the two countries that was executed and concluded in the spirit of the original negotiations. The abuses commonly associated with the agricultural program were controlled in the railroad program by the organization of international committees wherein the Mexican government could, and did, force the U.S. government to be accountable for the plight of railroad braceros. The Tracks North is the only book-length study devoted to the railroad bracero program. Barbara Driscoll examines the program and its place in the long history of U.S.-Mexican relations. In so doing, she uses a wealth of materials seldom used by investigators of the bracero program, and also provides a clearer picture of the internal workings of the bracero program in Mexico than any other study produced to date.--Publisher's description.".
- catalog contributor b11153391.
- catalog coverage "Mexico Emigration and immigration Government policy History 20th century.".
- catalog coverage "United States Emigration and immigration Government policy History 20th century.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "As part of a bilateral commitment to focus on winning World War II, over 100,000 contracts were signed between 1943 and 1945 to recruit and transport Mexican workers to the United States for employment on the railroads. A little-known companion to the widely criticized agricultural bracero program, the railroad bracero program corresponded in its implementation more closely to the original intent of both governments than did its agricultural counterpart. In spite of pressure from the railroad industry to continue the program indefinitely, the U.S. government was adamant about terminating it on schedule and returning the workers to Mexico. The railroad bracero program still stands as the only historical example of a binational migration agreement between the two countries that was executed and concluded in the spirit of the original negotiations. The abuses commonly associated with the agricultural program were controlled in the railroad program by the organization of international committees wherein the Mexican government could, and did, force the U.S. government to be accountable for the plight of railroad braceros. The Tracks North is the only book-length study devoted to the railroad bracero program. Barbara Driscoll examines the program and its place in the long history of U.S.-Mexican relations. In so doing, she uses a wealth of materials seldom used by investigators of the bracero program, and also provides a clearer picture of the internal workings of the bracero program in Mexico than any other study produced to date.--Publisher's description.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-215) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. Background. 1. The U.S. Government and the Railroad Industry. 2. Mexican Labor on U.S. Railroads. 3. The Railroad Brotherhoods. 4. World War II and U.S. -- Mexico Relations. 5. Prior Mexican Migration to the United States -- pt. 2. Creating the Program. 6. The Agricultural Program. 7. The Railroads' Campaign. 8. Negotiations -- pt. 3. Implementing the Program. 9. Operations in Mexico. 10. Operations in the United States. 11. Administration in the United States. 12. The Role of the Railroads. 13. Termination and Repatriation. 14. Corollaries.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 236 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Tracks north.".
- catalog identifier "0292715927 (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0292715935 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Tracks north.".
- catalog isPartOf "CMAS border & migration studies series".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Austin, Tex. : CMAS Books, Center for Mexican American Studies, University of Texas at Austin,".
- catalog relation "Tracks north.".
- catalog spatial "Mexico Emigration and immigration Government policy History 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States Emigration and immigration Government policy History 20th century.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "331.6/272073 21".
- catalog subject "Foreign workers, Mexican United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "HD8039.R12 U6244 1998".
- catalog subject "Railroad construction workers United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "Railroads United States Employees.".
- catalog subject "Railroads United States History 20th century.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Economic aspects United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. Background. 1. The U.S. Government and the Railroad Industry. 2. Mexican Labor on U.S. Railroads. 3. The Railroad Brotherhoods. 4. World War II and U.S. -- Mexico Relations. 5. Prior Mexican Migration to the United States -- pt. 2. Creating the Program. 6. The Agricultural Program. 7. The Railroads' Campaign. 8. Negotiations -- pt. 3. Implementing the Program. 9. Operations in Mexico. 10. Operations in the United States. 11. Administration in the United States. 12. The Role of the Railroads. 13. Termination and Repatriation. 14. Corollaries.".
- catalog title "The tracks north : the railroad bracero program of World War II / Barbara A. Driscoll.".
- catalog type "text".