ABSTRACT
Mexican labor has entered via a variety of auspices, not the least of which is state-managed migrations that have operated on three different occasions from 1909 to 1964 and continually since 1965 under the provisions of the H2-A program incorporated into the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act. Although Mexican labor supplies a large percentage of farm workers in the United States and seldom has been in short supply, attention to securing that source has occupied leaders in both Mexico and the United States on a regular basis. George W. Bush proposal emphasized once again that Mexican immigrants are the primary targets for serving as guest workers in behalf of US capital. This chapter shows proposals delivered by private citizens, academics, and government officials for enacting legislation concerning the importation of indentured labor from Mexico. It is found that guest worker programs, provide historical precedents for demonstrating how a guest worker program for Mexican labor would likely play out.
