Mexican Immigrants (Immigration to the United States) by Richard Worth
By Richard Worth
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They lived in the United States for short periods, three to six months, while they harvested fruits and vegetables. Living conditions for braceros were frequently just as bad as they had been for the campesinos in the past. Even so, the program provided jobs for many immigrants, who took the money they earned back home to Mexico to help support their families. In addition to working on farms, Mexican immigrants migrated to large cities to take over factory jobs. Barrios in San Antonio and Los Angeles expanded as more immigrants entered them from the South.
The committee received support from Hollywood stars, labor unions, and even Immigrants Depart and Return 56 Immigrants Depart and Return members of Congress. It argued that the judge had been prejudiced against the young men because they were Mexican American and that they did not receive a fair trial. Eventually, the committee succeeded in obtaining a new trial. The verdict was overturned, and the young men were released from prison. While the Sleepy Lagoon Defense Committee was working to get a new trial, another incident broke out in Los Angeles.
Another Mexican dish was chili con carne. This was a mixture of beef and tomatoes, spiced with hot chili peppers. 33 Much of the work on the sheep farms was done by pobres, the poor Mexicans. The enormous herds of sheep were maintained by shepherds, some of whom were immigrants from Mexico. During the evenings, for entertainment, some of the shepherds would compose ballads, or corridos. According to one observer, “The sheepherder watched his flock by day, traveling many miles while the sheep grazed on the range.