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Mexican immigrants packed onto a truck for deportation in Operation Wetback (1954). Wetback is a derogatory term used in the United States to refer to foreign nationals residing in the U.S., most commonly Mexicans.
Operation Wetback was a 1954 initiative that deported hundreds of thousands of Mexican immigrants who crossed the border illegally. The term wetback was offensive and derogatory, and the operation faced resistance from some legislators and employers.
- Brent Funderburk
Mar 23, 2018 · Operation Wetback was a campaign by the Eisenhower administration to deport up to 1.3 million undocumented Mexican immigrants from the United States. It used military-style tactics,...
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Operation Wetback was a 1954 program that deported millions of Mexican immigrants, some of them American citizens, to Mexico. It was a response to pressure from farmers and business interests, and a violation of the Bracero Program agreement with Mexico.
Apr 1, 2013 · The Alaska congressman who sparked the most recent furor is Don Young. He spoke of “50 to 60 wetbacks” who picked tomatoes at his father’s farm in California.
- marisa.gerber@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
Aug 20, 2021 · A federal judge in Nevada ruled that a law that makes it a felony for a deported person to return to the U.S. is based on racist and nativist roots and violates the equal protection clause. The...
Oct 11, 2018 · Operation Wetback was a U.S. immigration law enforcement program in 1954 that deported up to 1.3 million Mexicans who entered the country illegally. The program was initiated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to address the problems of illegal immigration and the Bracero program.
