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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: G Larry

I’m sure he intends to use it, but for some reason isn’t mentioning it directly. With Operation Wetback, 25% were deported and the rest self-deported.


121 posted on 11/11/2015 5:38:03 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: datura
"...A third-generation Mexican-American..."

What is a "Mexican-American"?

122 posted on 11/11/2015 8:12:54 PM PST by Diamond (He has erected a multitude of new offices, and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people,)
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To: xzins

Not to mention just announcing you are going to start deportation will get rid of a lot of them. When AZ was ready to implement their immigration law the illegals were fleeing in droves. The same thing happened here in GA. We still have a lot of them though that need to go.


123 posted on 11/11/2015 8:22:20 PM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: GrandJediMasterYoda

Nearly ALL drywall workers are now illegals from South of the US border. No big deal, except when you figure there is need of over 50 per every county in the country. How about painters, landscapers, carpenters, roofers, and general labor? Figure out other so called “jobs that citizens won’t do”, and you have millions out of work.


124 posted on 11/11/2015 9:40:01 PM PST by Glad2bnuts (If God himself said every 50 years debt should be erased, and land returned, who am I to disagree?)
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To: Georgia Girl 2; Marcella

The announcement under Eisenhower’s program, and then the beginning of the campaign combined to have far more illegals decide on their own to return.

The same as you experienced in Arizona, many leave when they see the handwriting on the wall.

Trump says they can then apply to come back legally. They have to get in line the way they should have in the first place. There is nothing inhumane in all of that.

As always, it is our anchor baby law that throws this off. It is a terrible law. It needs to be changed.


125 posted on 11/12/2015 5:21:39 AM PST by xzins (HAVE YOU DONATED TO THE FREEPATHON? https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: CottonBall

Not only did one judge destroy the will of the people of the former state of California, but the Governor and State Attorney General refused to fight for the laws on their own books. Such was the case in Kentucky where the town clerk was enforcing the marriage law of Kentucky, but Kentucky’s Gov. and AG refused to enforce same. We see how that all worked out - Now let’s see what Bevin does.


126 posted on 11/12/2015 8:00:53 AM PST by Sioux-san
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To: xzins

I agree. Plus we may not get rid of all the illegals but if Trump can get rid of half of them or more and build a wall to keep others out I will not gripe about it.


127 posted on 11/12/2015 8:23:53 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Vic S

First build the wall then no plane is needed, simply bus them to the border, put $100 in their pocket to get home and barricade the wall with automatic weapons if necessary! When the crying an wailing starts go on the air and ask the American people if they care that these gang bangers, murders and moochers want to come back or not! If they do let them apply to be sponsors responsible for their welfare for 5 years. No welfare, no S.S. nothing from the American taxpayer!!! Let’s see how many will sign up for that, good luck to them!


128 posted on 11/12/2015 8:44:12 AM PST by qman (The communist usurper must go!)
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To: CottonBall
Not with a wall, deportations, and punishing employers that hire them. Your ‘arguments’ are silly liberal crap. Nonsensical

Enforcing employer sanctions will work, at least as to a lot of illegals. (Many work off the books and will continue to, but the ones that are on a payroll will self-deport if e-check and employer sanctions are rigorously enforced.) But you didn't talk about that-- you were talking about taxing remittances, which won't work.

129 posted on 11/12/2015 10:32:21 AM PST by Lurking Libertarian (Non sub homine, sed sub Deo et lege)
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To: Lurking Libertarian

I didn’t say a word about taxing remittances-you responded to the wrong post, I guess.

Yes, making such employers following the law - including fines or jail time if they are caught paying anyone under the table - is a great incentive.


130 posted on 11/12/2015 4:34:16 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: Sioux-san

traitors all. they are hired to keep the laws and instead, are criminals themselves.

I’m ready to build my guillotine.


131 posted on 11/12/2015 4:35:31 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: CottonBall

Guillotine works for me- I have a lot of hanging rope, too- not kidding- the tall trees await out in the country in North Carolina.


132 posted on 11/12/2015 5:30:34 PM PST by Sioux-san
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To: Sioux-san

;)

I’m in East Tennessee- we got this area covered!


133 posted on 11/12/2015 7:19:29 PM PST by CottonBall
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To: CottonBall

Now I see where you are - check this website now that you are a Southern girl:

http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/


134 posted on 11/12/2015 7:44:23 PM PST by Sioux-san
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