Operation Wetback of 1954
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how many undocumented Mexican workers left/were deported?
1.3 million
When was the idea fist created?
1950
When was the Operation put into action?
1954
What way were undocumented workers found?
Car Check points
What was said to be because of Wetbacks?
Increase in disease, crime, narcotics and security threats.
What organizations were put into action during this time?
SWING and INS
What does the term Wetbacks come from?
Thought that Mexicans swam across Rio Grande to get to America.
