What was the padrone system?

Answer 1

It was a system where people from foreign countries were kidnapped or sold to a man who brought them to America, and they had to go on the streets and earn money for the padrone. every day, the padrone would collect a certain amount of money. I hope this answer helped!

Answer 2

The padrone system was a form of labor trafficking where Italian immigrants were brought to the United States under false pretenses and then forced to work in harsh conditions to pay off their debts to labor bosses known as padrones. These padrones often exploited the immigrants by charging them exorbitant fees for housing and other necessities, trapping them in a cycle of debt and servitude. The system was prevalent in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before labor reforms helped to abolish it.