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Donald Trump says 1950s 'Operation Wetback' is model immigration plan
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Posted on 09/30/2015 4:32:12 PM PDT by springwater13

Donald Trump said that if he were to become president of the United States, part of his immigration policy would be modeled directly after a 1950s policy called "Operation Wetback."

In an interview published online for 60 Minutes Overtime, Trump told CBS anchor and correspondent Scott Pelley that his immigration plan to deport all undocumented immigrants in the country and allow them to come in on a per-case basis can work because President Dwight D. Eisenhower did it more than half a century ago.

"We are rounding them up in a very humane way, in a very nice way, and they're going to be happy because they want to be legalized," Trump explained in the portion of his 60 Minutes interview that did not make air.

Trump went on to defend his policy by citing Eisenhower's 1954 immigration policy, Operation Wetback, which deported roughly 1 million undocumented immigrants to Mexico.

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TOPICS: Mexico; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Syria; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; eisenhower; election2016; ike; mexico; newyork; operationwetback; syria; trump
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1 posted on 09/30/2015 4:32:12 PM PDT by springwater13
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You go Donald! LOL


2 posted on 09/30/2015 4:33:52 PM PDT by dforest
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To: springwater13

Wetbacks love him. He is a nice person.


3 posted on 09/30/2015 4:34:11 PM PDT by sagar
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Yes! The Donald hits a grand slam.


4 posted on 09/30/2015 4:34:11 PM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: springwater13

He might’ve just won the election.


5 posted on 09/30/2015 4:34:15 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (TED CRUZ. You can help: https://donate.tedcruz.org/c/FBTX0095/)
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To: springwater13

I just heard millions of tiny little liberal pinheads popping. Sounded like an army of kids playing in a mountain of bubble wrap


6 posted on 09/30/2015 4:35:34 PM PDT by digger48 (ars)
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To: springwater13

Wait until he finds out he’s dealing with 30,000,000 people.

I know he’s aware of that number.

To me, you send them back. If they apply for immigration, then you handle that as they work their way to the top of the line.

You shouldn’t give them preferential treatment, and you shouldn’t increase quotas.

Eliminate freebies and start enforcing our laws. They self-repatriate and you don’t have to help them do it.


7 posted on 09/30/2015 4:35:59 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (It's beginning to look like "Morning in America" again. Comment on YouTube under Trump Free Ride.)
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To: springwater13

We only need to deport 1-2 million illegals, the rest we can offer a free bus/plane/boat ride back to their home country no questions asked provided we take their finger prints, biometrics, etc, and if they get caught in this country illegally again we can jail their arses and throw away the key.


8 posted on 09/30/2015 4:36:25 PM PDT by GraceG (Protect the Border from Illegal Aliens, Don't Protect Illegal Alien Boarders...)
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9 posted on 09/30/2015 4:36:53 PM PDT by Jane Long ("And when thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, LORD, will I seek")
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To: springwater13
I keep waiting for Trump to tip his hand, showing he's actually a flaming lib, as some around here constantly assert.

I'm still waiting.

10 posted on 09/30/2015 4:36:56 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: springwater13

Exactly what is needed to retain the rule of law and the faith of the citizens.


11 posted on 09/30/2015 4:38:08 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: springwater13

The media is so frustrated that they can’t poke a hole in this guy. I think God sent him. Our last chance.


12 posted on 09/30/2015 4:38:41 PM PDT by Karl Spooner
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To: Jane Long

Thanks for the ping.

He just said the same thing at his New Hampshire rally to heavy applause!


13 posted on 09/30/2015 4:40:01 PM PDT by Amntn
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To: springwater13

I like that one!


14 posted on 09/30/2015 4:40:03 PM PDT by Beowulf9
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To: springwater13
Dwight had it right. We had a problem and he was determined to defeat it.

Donald has smart researchers....and there is a deep respect for Eisenhower. A good example.

15 posted on 09/30/2015 4:40:32 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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Heck yeah!


16 posted on 09/30/2015 4:41:51 PM PDT by proust (If Obama was accused of being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict him?)
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To: springwater13

First of all, Trump didn’t say “Operation Wetback”. That was put in by the author.

Second, I have a feeling Trump is going to try to destroy his own campaign because he doesn’t really want to be president. Even more so, he doesn’t want to lose outright. I hope I’m wrong.


17 posted on 09/30/2015 4:42:10 PM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Since you're so much smarter than me, don't waste your time insulting me. I won't understand it.)
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To: springwater13

It’ll be a business bonanza for U-Haul.


18 posted on 09/30/2015 4:43:12 PM PDT by COBOL2Java (I'll vote for Jeb when Terri Schiavo endorses him.)
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To: springwater13

The fact that he even knows about this program & understands it is impressive in this degraded day & age.


19 posted on 09/30/2015 4:43:18 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: springwater13
Might have to change the name:

Operation Excessive Moisture on the Spinal area?

20 posted on 09/30/2015 4:43:26 PM PDT by Michael.SF. (This tagline lists all of Hilary's accomplishments............................)
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