Abandoning their beloved land: the politics of bracero migration in Mexico

Introduction

"The urgent need to regulate departures" : the federal-level administration of the Bracero Program

"According to the jurisdiction's necessities" : the state-level administration of the Bracero Program

"Longstanding political and religious differences" : political-religious conflicts and bracero migration in the Greater Bajío

"Lack of work and lands to sow" : the agrarian reform and bracero migration in the Greater Bajío

A "mockery of responsibility" : the municipal-level administration of the Bracero Program

Conclusion.