12 Mai 1954 Jahr - Operation Wetback

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[Mexicans] choice of either working under contract in braceros program, entering as regulated legal immigrant, or crossing illegally → US officials (responding to complaints from native-born workers/from Mexico) launched Operation Wetback (early 1950s)- forced 3.8 million ppl to return to Mexico → those who remained in US faced discrimination/exploitation by commercial farmers

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