Abstract
[...]it is a narrative that relies on particular visions of masculinity and patriarchy that reaffirm the racial project of indigenismo in Mexico while reassuring US citizens that guest workers will remain family-oriented, hardworking, respectable men who return home at the end of their contracts. [...]it frames migrant workers' humanity through their legal status, marking undocumented migrants as criminals and staging the Bracero Program as a solution to contemporary immigration reform. [...]skewed historical narratives can result in limited visions for social justice for Mexican migrant workers.