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War-time Mexican guest workers demand release of their pensions
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October 11, 2013 by Noel Pangilinan

Braceros, farm workers from Mexico who were recruited to work in US farms from 1942 to 1964, traveled 2,500 miles to bring attention to their plight. About 10 percent of the workers’ earnings while working in the US were deducted as contribution to a pension fund. The Mexican government, though, refused to pay them their pensions.

Category: Communities, History, Immigrant Rights, Immigration, Immigration Reform, Migrant Workers

Leaders of immigrant youth organizations perform at a recent protest action against immigration detention. Click photo to watch video.