A former bracero tells his story in a call for justice

From 1942 to 1964, the bracero program allowed Mexicans to cross the border to work on U.S. farms and railroads. They were received with DDT baths and humiliating inspections. Fausto Ríos arrived in the country as part of this program when he was 17, and this is the first time he’s shared the story with his family.

July 17, 2022 11 PM PT

César Rojas Ángel was a summer 2022 video intern for the Los Angeles Times. He’s pursuing a degree in documentary filmmaking at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism. Rojas was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia, and before coming to California, he worked with the French public network France 24 in Spanish. As a Latinx journalist, he’s reported about migration, indigenous communities, environment and the intersection between these issues.