The Braceros, Oregon’s Latino Community, and Illegal Immigration

California, Arizona, I harvest your crops
Then its North up to Oregon to gather your hops
Dig the beets from your ground, cut the grapes from your vine
To set on your table your light sparkling wine
Woody Guthrie, from ‘Pastures of Plenty’
Come labor for your mother, your father and your brother
For your sister and your lover, bracero
Come pick [...]

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