To the editor : Texas Rep. Monica De La Cruz is to be congratulated for her introduction of the Bracero 2.0 Act ( “Former bracero doesn’t want the program to return. ‘People will be treated like slaves,’ ” Oct. 10). Finally, a politician is willing to propose an answer to a serious, ongoing problem instead of simply wringing her hands.

I’m sorry to read about the failure of some aspects of the first Bracero Program that harmed some workers, but surely a more enlightened act can be written and passed that includes strong legal teeth to comprehensively protect them this time around.

A solution must be found to meet the needs of both workers and employers. Bracero 2.0 is a logical, common-sense answer to eliminate all the ills (on both sides) of illegal immigration.

Arthur Black, Full

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