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From 1942 to 1964, the U.S. government ran the Bracero Program, bringing over 4.5 million Mexican laborers to work in agriculture and railroads under contracts guaranteeing basic wages (around $0.30/hr), housing, and safety provisions . The program was officially terminated on December 31, 1964, amid growing civil rights criticisms over working conditions and labor abuses . In 1965, Labor Secretary Willard Wirtz launched the so‑called A‑TEAM (“Athletes in Temporary Employment as Agricultural M