Alberto García is Assistant Professor of History at San José State University.

"Abandoning Their Beloved Land adds a much-needed Mexican perspective on a program that encompassed thousands of lives in different political spheres and localities for over two decades."

• ContentsList of Illustrations AcknowledgmentsAbbreviations Introduction 1 • “The Urgent Need to Regulate Departures”: Federal-Level Administration of the Bracero Program2 • “According to the Jurisdiction’s Necessities”: State-Level Administration of the Bracero Program 3 • “Long-Standing Political and Religious Differences”: Political-Religious Conflicts and Bracero Migration in the Greater Bajío 4 • “Lack of Work and Lands to Sow”: The Agrarian Reform and Bracero Migration  in the Greater Bajío5 • A “Mockery of Responsibility”: Municipal-Level Administration of the  Bracero ProgramConclusion Notes Bibliography Index