CHYS 2P38 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Operation Wetback, Social Reproduction, Bracero Program
1 Apr 2017
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Wetback: pejorative term for economic immigrants coming from mexico to us. Mexican migration began after wwi but was initially opposed by the mexican government. Ww2 bracero program brought legal migrants to the us. Operation wetback began in 1954 to half illegal migration. Honduras has the highest murder rate, guatemala is recovering from civil war and us domination. Main characters: kevin (honduran), fito (honduran), yurico (mexican, the dog ), jairo (mexican), juan carlos (guatemalen), olga (honduran) and freddy (brother and sister), jose (el. Family as a site for social reproduction. Provides necessities for the reproduction of life, both material and cultural. Wells- migration of children and parents in the context of a general crisis in social reproduction. Mexican freight trains used by migrants to travel to the us (travelling on roofs) Thousands of people do it, making their rule difficult to enforce. Kids had to leave families behind to get on the trains.
