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.
