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In fact, one study suggested that if a fruit or vegetable could not be harvested mechanically, it would not be grown in the United States after 1975 (Braceros: History, Compensation). Workers in the Bracero Program faced a great amount of worker exploitation in the form of low pay and lost wages, both from the United States government as well as their own home government in Mexico. Currently, the governments of both participating countries are working to compensate the families of the bracero workers for the lost wages garnished during that time. However, despite the U.S. government's efforts to right its wrongs in past situations, the fact remains that exploitation of immigrant and undocumented workers in the United States is still a problem that is faced today. Today, undocumented and immigrant workers face a new set of challenges. For example, in a survey, 25% of workers whose employers found out that they were undocumented were not fired until they complained about worksite conditions (Mehta, Theodore, and Hincapie). Furthermore, another 21% of workers said their employers used their unauthorized status to fire them in retaliation for trying to organize a union (Mehta, Theodore, and Hincapie). Other workers reported that their employers didn't fire them when they discovered that they were unauthorized to work, but instead they continued to employ them while cutting their wages and benefits (Mehta, Theodore, and Hincapie). Through these facts, it is clear that exploitation...

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