Tulipanes Latino Art & Film Festival

Bracero Stories is a video documentary exploring the personal experiences of five former “guest workers” who participated in the controversial U.S.-Mexican government sponsored Bracero Program, which granted temporary work contracts to millions of Mexican laborers between 1942 and 1964. Their stories are interwoven, and illustrated with archival materials, creating a composite narrative of the “bracero” experience. Juxtaposed with these personal recollections, interviews with other participants in the historic program assess the program’s effectiveness - and its justness, and these discussions mirror contemporary concerns about illegal immigration and the possible implementation of a new guest worker program.