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Usage. See also. References. Wetback (slur) 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. The word mostly targets illegal immigrants in the United States. [1] .
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, racial stereotypes and propaganda to target Mexicans, some of whom were American citizens, and sent them to Mexico.
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1954. Location: United States. Operation Wetback, U.S. immigration law enforcement campaign during the summer of 1954 that resulted in the mass deportation of Mexican nationals—1,100,000 persons according to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), though most estimates put the figure closer to 300,000.
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noun. wet· back ˈwet-ˌbak. offensive. used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a Mexican who enters the U.S. illegally. Word History. Etymology. from the practice of wading or swimming the Rio Grande where it forms the U.S.-Mexico border. First Known Use. 1920, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler.
Dec 1, 1995 · Operation Wetback was a 1954 campaign by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service to remove undocumented Mexican workers from the Southwest. It involved mass arrests, forced repatriation, and military intervention, and sparked controversy and opposition.
Aug 20, 2021 · The law, enacted in 1952, makes it a crime for a person to enter the U.S. if they have been denied admission, deported or removed. The judge found it discriminates against Mexican and Latinx people and has "racist, nativist roots".
Operation Wetback was a military-style campaign to remove undocumented Mexican immigrants from the U.S. in 1953-1954. It involved mass raids, media coverage, and cooperation with Mexican authorities, but also affected U.S. citizens of Mexican descent.
