may 1, 1954 - Operation Wetback (1954)
Description:
- Deported over 1 million Mexican workers who had immigrated from the Bracero Program- Occurred when servicemen returned from WWII
- Immigrants were seen as a surplus
- Sent back to Mexico, despite many having already established homes, families, and legal status in U.S.
Added to timeline:
Date:
may 1, 1954
Now
~ 72 years ago