Braceros win back pay.

During World War II, 300,000 Mexicans were recruited to work on the fields and railroads in the U. S. The government took 10 percent from their wages under the guise of providing them with savings later on, but that money was never delivered. Today, there's some good news for the men and women who came to be known as braceros. In a landmark court settlement, the surviving braceros and their families are entitled to $17.3 million, or about $ 3,500 for each survivor.

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