When the Great Depression led to a massive shortage of jobs in the United States, hundreds of thousands of Mexicans
A) voluntarily returned to Mexico where they faced less discrimination.
B) were recruited into the bracero program.
C) joined the United Farm Workers in order to collectivize and bargain with farmers.
D) were sent back to Mexico, including many American citizens.

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During the Great Depression, the U.S. government implemented a repatriation program that sent over 500,000 Mexicans, including many American citizens, back to Mexico in an attempt to free up jobs for native-born Americans. This program was often carried out through coercive and discriminatory means, such as rounding up Mexicans in public places and deporting them without due process. Many of those deported faced dire economic conditions and persecution in Mexico.

When the Great Depression Led to a Massive Shortage of Jobs