Philip Martin discusses his new book,
Bracero 2.0: Mexican Workers in North American Agriculture.
Bracero 2.0 explores how Mexican-born workers came to dominate seasonal
farm workforces of the North American countries, the shift from
unauthorized to legal H-2A guest workers in the US, and the fight in the
fields between machines, migrants, and imports to produce fresh fruits
and vegetables. Will Americans and Canadians buy fresh fruits and
vegetables picked inside their borders by machines or guest workers, or
will they purchase more avocados and tomatoes imported from Mexico and
other lower-wage countries?
