Manos a la obra: the story of Operation Bootstrap

Duration: 59

Year Published: 1983

Creator: The Cinema Guild

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: An investigation of Puerto Rico's Operation Bootstrap, an economic development plan undertaken in the 1950's by American corporations who used the island as a source of cheap and abundant labor for their tax-free earnings. The film charts Puerto Rico's present economic crisis that has led to mass migration to the U.S., the promotion of widespread sterilization and unproductive welfare programs.