Operation Wetback

What year was Operation Wetback?

1954

What does the term Wetback mean?

A Mexican living in the U.S, especially undocumented

What happened to employers?

If they hired undocumented immigrants they would get in trouble

What did operation wetback do?

It forcefully deported immigrants adding more security along the border searching, and deporting immigrants already in the country

Where did a majority of Immigrants come from in this time period?

Most immigrants came from Rio Grande

How is the term viewed?

Negatively, should not be brought up in conversation

About how many immigrants were deported?

Over a million

Who collaborated to the U.S government?

The Mexican Government

What was the Bracero Program?

This program protected the rights of Mexican laborers during this time a majority of farm workers were Mexican this allowed them to work for minimum wage and helped over 4.5 million workers for 22 years.