Opinion: Sorry Trump, "Operation Wetback" Was a National Disgrace

NBC News ^ | November 11, 2015 | Raul A. Reyes

[EveningStar]

... Although Trump glibly describes "Operation Wetback" as moving undocumented immigrants "waaay south," this program was at best inhumane and at worst horrific. Back then, the government rounded up suspected undocumented immigrants and sent them deep into the Mexican interior, where they were abandoned with next to nothing. The transports across the border were reportedly "indescribable scenes of human misery and tragedy." In one instance, 88 deportees died from heat stroke in the desert. Other deportees were sent to the Mexican Gulf Coast by ship, in vessels described by historians as an "eighteenth century slave ship" or "penal hell ship." ...

[skeeter]

Sorry Trump, "Operation Wetback" Was a National Disgrace

That, Reyes, is definitely a matter of perspective.

Millions and millions of us emphatically agree with Trump.

[xzins]

As Rush points out, Harry Truman deported 3.5 million illegals. And Truman was a democrat.

Deporting people who are breaking our very liberal immigration laws is not a disgrace. It is a means of protecting the jobs and wages of our citizens.

And, so long as it is humanely handled (no beatings, abuse, etc.), then it is a positive even for those who have illegally entered this country.

[elpadre]

This uncontrolled invasion of our nation by illegal aliens is the disgrace.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

That opinion coming from someone named “Raul Reyes” is no surprise...

Someone needs to check HIS immigrant status!

[jazusamo]

Trump's idea to revive "Operation Wetback" should offend all Americans.

Sorry Reyes, it shouldn't offend any American citizens, it should only offend illegal alien invaders and warn the would be invaders to only come here legally.

[Buckeye Battle Cry]

NBC/Reyes - re-writing history to meet their agenda.

[detective]

Sanctuary cities are a national disgrace. Drug dealing criminals are a national disgrace.

[Flintlock]

‘Come on and.......

..............Cry me a river...............

........Crrrryyy mee a river............

[The_Media_never_lie]

Sorry, NBC news. You are often wrong. You fabricate information. You lie. You are lying again this time.

[Talisker]

That, Reyes, is definitely a matter of perspective.

Millions and millions of us emphatically agree with Trump.

Well said.

[Glad2bnuts]

Cry me a rio.

[junta]

Another Hispanic triumphalist using Alinskyite tactics against the only people who care. Screw him let him violate Mexico’s immigration law and see how much “humanity” he receives.

[Travis McGee]

What is a disgrace is having a Quisling traitor as POTUS.

[Boonie]

“... In one instance, 88 deportees died from heat stroke in the desert...”

If they had not ILLEGALLY came into our country, they would NOT have been deported, therefor they would NOT have died in the desert....

Their own fault......

[right way right]

Are we going to have a country or not?
I like Trump on immigration.

[1Old Pro]

First, by defintion all of these illegal immigrants are “criminals”. We should treat criminals humanely as se deport them all.

[GrandJediMasterYoda]

LOL! Just what I was going to say. Maybe this idiot should look at all the people who work in construction, or should I say USE to work in construction who are now out of work because of illegals. New york city for example has been hiring illegals for the past 7 years to do street repairs, the GOVERNMENT is employing criminal foreign invaders over US taxpaying citizens!

[SamAdams76]

Trump had a good point though. How come it never works the other way? Just see what happens if Americans ever attempt to illegally immigrate to China, Japan, Russia, even Mexico.

Also look at what is happening in Europe. Germany is on the verge of a civil war over LEGAL refugees entering their country and that's only a fraction of what our country has taken on illegally.

[Boonie]

Another thing, Reyes...They are not “undocumented” when they leave...They are documented ILLEGALS.......