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*In the early 1900s, the system for obtaining '''migrant workers''' became more organized. Companies began setting up recruiters who arranged for the migrants’ travel and stay in the states. For example, in 1909 an '''official labor contract'''' was issued for 1,000 immigrant workers in California. | *In the early 1900s, the system for obtaining '''migrant workers''' became more organized. Companies began setting up recruiters who arranged for the migrants’ travel and stay in the states. For example, in 1909 an '''official labor contract'''' was issued for 1,000 immigrant workers in California. | ||
*In 1910, the United States set up Immigration Services in the border towns. | *In 1910, the United States set up Immigration Services in the border towns. | ||
*During the '''Depression | *During the '''Depression''' many of the '''Mexican migrant workers went back to Mexico'''. But as the economy later improved, the migrant workers returned to the United States. | ||
===Immigration Background=== | ===Immigration Background=== |
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