"Operation Wetback"
In 1954 Dwight D. Eisenhower was president and Richard M. Nixon was Vice President.
Operation Wetback was an immigration law enforcement initiative created by Joseph Swing, Director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (now known as ICE).
The program was implemented in May of 1954 by the U.S. Attorney General , and utilized special tactics to combat the problem of illegal border crossing and residence in the United States by Mexican nationals.
The impetus for the program was pressure from the Mexican government to stop illegal entry of Mexican Laborers in the United States based largely on the Bracero Program then in existence.
Back when “Amnesty” meant, illegals wouldn’t be arrested if they could show that they were on their way out.
On a side note: We really need to regain control of our language.