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Opinion: Sorry Trump, "Operation Wetback" Was a National Disgrace
NBC News ^ | November 11, 2015 | Raul A. Reyes

Posted on 11/11/2015 1:10:14 PM PST by 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." ...

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Editorial; Foreign Affairs; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: alieninvasion; aliens; cheaplabor; cheaplaborexpress; deportation; elections; foreignlabor; humantrafficking; illegalalieninvaders; illegalaliens; illegalimmigration; illegals; immigration; lossofsovereignty; openborders; operationwetback; slavelabor; slavery; trump
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To: 1Old Pro
First, by defintion all of these illegal immigrants are “criminals”.

Technically, not -- only about half of them. Entering the U.S. without permission is a misdemeanor. But about half of all the illegal aliens in the U.S. entered legally (typically on a two-week tourist visa) and never left. "Visa overstays" are subject to deportation, but have not committed a crime.

101 posted on 11/11/2015 3:09:59 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: EveningStar

NBC, wrong again.

But then NBC owns Telemundo.


102 posted on 11/11/2015 3:11:34 PM PST by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: Tennessee Nana
So says a Mexican illegal alien.

Read post #24. Reyes is a third-generation American, which makes him as American as I am (all four of my grandparents were immigrants).

103 posted on 11/11/2015 3:14:25 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Sister_T
Tax remittances to Mexico 90-95%. That’ll give Mexico (the biggest offenders of this invasion) the incentive to govern their northern border if they know they will only receive 5-10% of the remittances their illegal alien citizens send to them. What we collect can go to every state whose schools, hospitals, county jails and others have been impacted by this invasion.

The Government of Mexico doesn't get the remittances; they go to the families of the illegals. If remittances stop, those families will come here rather than stay in Mexico.

104 posted on 11/11/2015 3:19:07 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: EveningStar

Sorry Raul...

NBC sucks


105 posted on 11/11/2015 3:22:44 PM PST by CPT Clay (Hillary: Julius and Ethal Rosenberg were electrocuted for selling classified info.)
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To: Rome2000
Trump is going to deport the lawyers too.

He's going to deport Ted Cruz?

106 posted on 11/11/2015 3:24:05 PM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: EveningStar
Bit me, Raul. People who enter the country illegally don't
have a right to a luxury cruise ship ride to a resort villa.

Done properly they will choose their own transportation home.

Do those things and illegal aliens will deport themselves and pay for the trip.

107 posted on 11/11/2015 3:32:14 PM PST by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason and rule of law. Prepare!)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

All of them EXCEPT Ted Cruz.


108 posted on 11/11/2015 3:36:32 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA)
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To: jy8z

” this program was at best inhumane and at worst horrific. Back then.......”

Just because Trump would create a deportation plan, he did say it would be humane and fair. Those that want back in LEGALLY will be accommodated. He did not say he was going to personally drag illegals back across the border by the feet.


109 posted on 11/11/2015 3:56:48 PM PST by DaveA37
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To: EveningStar
Tought Ti++y, said the kitty, and the milk tastes shi++y. Anything else ya wanna know?

Move your culos bck to Me-Hee-Ho your dang selves and there won't be any need for it.

So tired of this crap...

110 posted on 11/11/2015 4:03:40 PM PST by ExGeeEye (The enemy's gate is down...and to the left.)
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To: Reno89519

“How about give illegal aliens 90 days to register and self deport with right to reapply like everyone else or get deported however it occurs and get permanently barred from reentry?”

And make them post a $10,000 bond for illegally entering the country. The bond will be refunded if they legally apply for citizenship and are accepted. No bond, no chance to become a citizen. That seems humane to me and also offers them financial incentive to play by the rules.


111 posted on 11/11/2015 4:04:43 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: EveningStar

Operation Wetback worked though, which was Trump’s point. Today, jet passenger liners would be the primary means of conveying the illegals home. Their native countries — that all profess such love for their people — can then provide and manage further resettlement.


112 posted on 11/11/2015 4:12:30 PM PST by Rockingham
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To: kcvl

“Raul A. Reyes is a national voice on Latino politics and culture.”

Fixed it for you:

Raul A. Reyes is propagandist and liar for Obuma, Soros, the racist La Raza and other unsavory communists and Nazis.


113 posted on 11/11/2015 4:17:55 PM PST by sergeantdave
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To: skeeter

But the Stalinian importation of illegals using welfare is not a disgrace of genocidal proportion?

This is why the NyT covered up for Stalin’s genocides, they wanted to have it happen here.


114 posted on 11/11/2015 4:18:51 PM PST by lavaroise (A well regulated gun being necessary to the state, the rights of the militia shall no)
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To: Boonie
Dropping dead in the desert seems to be a genetic thing with illegals.
We are constantly reminded that innocent invaders do it on the way in and now we are told that it also happens on the way out.
Maybe that explains why they spend so much time in hospital emergency rooms(?)
115 posted on 11/11/2015 4:22:52 PM PST by norton
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To: EveningStar

Why didn’t Meeheeco agree to receive and help these “victims” of Operation Wetback?


116 posted on 11/11/2015 5:01:03 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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To: Sister_T

Excellent addition!


117 posted on 11/11/2015 5:07:53 PM PST by Sioux-san
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To: Sioux-san

2,3,4&5 were voted for in a landslide in Prop 187 in mexifornia over a decade ago. One lone activist judge overturned the with if the people. If enacted, we wouldn’t be having any problems today.


118 posted on 11/11/2015 5:29:52 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: Lurking Libertarian

“If remittances stop, those families will come here rather than stay in Mexico.”

Not with a wall, deportations, and punishing employers that hire them.

Your ‘arguments’ are silly liberal crap. Nonsensical


119 posted on 11/11/2015 5:35:04 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: JediJones

“Nixon had a button too. The slogan didn’t work for him as well though.”

LOL!


120 posted on 11/11/2015 5:36:11 PM PST by CottonBall
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