Emergency labor program 1942 quarter

Food supplies became a major concern for the United States at home and abroad during World War II. Under the Lend-Lease Program, the United States helped supply food to its allies in Europe and the Pacific.

To support the needs of the American home front, the US government began food rationing in 1942. The first item rationed was sugar, followed by foods including: butter, milk, and meat. The government began to grow more food to support the home front, troops, and allies.

Why was the bracero program created

However, many men left the farms to join the military, so more workers were needed in agriculture to produce the additional food required during the war.

In order to reverse the labor shortage, the American and Mexican governments signed the Mexican Farm Labor Agreement in August 1942.

The agreement created the Bracero Program which sought to bring Mexican workers to the US to fulfil agricultural labor needs.

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