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)including many American citizens,were sent back to Mexico.

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During the Great Depression, many Mexicans, including American citizens of Mexican descent, were forcibly repatriated to Mexico as part of efforts to reduce job competition and welfare costs in the United States.

When the Great Depression Led to a Massive Shortage of Jobs