The second wave of 4.6 million Mexicans came under a program created by the U.S. government to meet labor shortages caused by World War II. The program was called the:

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The Bracero Program was created by the U.S. government to address labor shortages during World War II, bringing in 4.6 million Mexican workers to work in agriculture, railroad construction, and other industries. The other options, Operation Wetback and Guest Worker Program, were also immigration programs, but they were implemented at later dates and were not specifically created to address labor shortages during the war. The Campesino Program is not a recognized program in relation to Mexican immigration to the U.S.

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