because mojados were not protected
from abuse by the rules of the bracero
program, they found themselves paid less
than the bracero minimum wage and
with few, if any, of the benefits offered to
braceros. Any mojado who objected was
threatened with deportation.
Although the practice of hiring
undocumented Mexican workers was
officially frowned upon by the U.S.LA RAZA UNIDA 169Number of Braceros Entering the United States (1942–1964)
Bracero Labor: Wages and Hours, 1952