We’ve had guest worker programs for my entire 44 years on this planet.
The truth is that somebody wants a new round of guest worker programs, then another, then another, then another.
Here is the key paragraph from US History ( from the article ) :
” In the 1940s, the U.S. faced labor shortages in agriculture stemming from World War II. The government established the bracero program, which allowed hundreds of thousands of Mexican migrants to enter the country as seasonal laborers. The result was a 95 percent drop in illegal border crossings. A 1980 Congressional Research Service report concluded that “without question” the program was “instrumental in ending the illegal alien problem of the mid-1940s and 1950s.”
The program worked because it acknowledged human nature and economic reality. But it was phased out in the 1960s amid opposition from labor unions. “
Yes, many don’t realize there are many legal ways for people from other countries to enter the U.S., and to live and/or work here. Not only are there several legal ways to accomplish this- we allow more citizens of Mexico into the U.S. through various legal means than from any other country- by far.
The media and politicians have deliberately clouded this issue so many believe there is no legal way for Mexicans to come here to live or work. The truth is many who enter illegally do so because they cannot do so legally because they have a criminal record either in Mexico or the U.S. The illegal entries are for the most part not the people we should want here at all.
It really is a simple topic- illegal is illegal and should not be allowed to continue.