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Operation Wetback
May 1, 2024
Magazine
Felipe De La Hoz
The Racist Origins of America’s Broken Immigration System
How a little-known, century-old law perpetuated the odious notion that certain types of immigrants degrade our nation’s character
January 3, 2024
Tori Otten
DeSantis Turns Next-Level Extremist, Promises to Bring Back Operation Wetback
DeSantis is promising to bring back Eisenhower’s racist “Operation Wetback.”
April 25, 2016
Magazine
Jeet Heer
Operation Wetback Revisited
The horrifying story of the program Donald Trump wants to emulate.
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