separated Mexican and Filipnix

 The problems faced by farmworkers were connected to larger systems such as capitalism and white supremacy. Large agricultural growers wanted cheap labor to increase their profits. Immigrant workers were often hired because they had fewer legal protections and limited power. Growers also used race to divide workers. Filipino workers and Mexican workers were separated and paid differently. According to Delano Manongs (Arroy, McKay, & others, 2014, 07:10–07:12), as cited by Viveros, Espinoza-Kulick, and Fischer, these divisions weakened the workers and prevented them from organizing together. Programs such as the Bracero Program brought Mexican laborers to the United States to fill labor shortages after World War II. However, the program did not provide equal rights or protections for these workers (Viveros, Espinoza-Kulick, & Fischer).