Instead. they were directed to accept all Ateams referred to them on terms and conditions determined by the Department of Labor. if they wished to remain eligible for foreign labor. During our hearings last May. even before all of the detailed regulations covering the program were known. many employers expressed reservations concerning the program while stating their willingness to accept It despite those reservations because it was the price of getting a supply of braceros. Many of them stated that their previous experience with teenage pickers had led them to expect that their productivity would be about half that of adults. at the same time. many employers stated that braceros were far more productive than domestic adult migrants. Although no one stated the point explicitly. the clear implication was that the employers could afford the highcost Ateam program only if they had the offset of the high productivity of the braceros. Another serious reservation pointed out to us in May was that the Ateam members would leave the pickle fields during the latter part of August. even though the harvest was ex2 Most of the teams were finally disbanded. to the dismay of most of the boys and their parents.
Identified stereotypes
Braceros are more productive than domestic adult migrants.