12 mai 1954 - Operation wetback (May 1954)
Description:
Eisenhower admin tackles issue of illegal imm; responded to domestic pressure & Mex gov'ts worries that border crossing undercut Bracero program of legally imported farmworkers; resulted in this measureroundup of illegal imm, reference to migrants' route across Rio Grande; 1 mill Mex taken, returned to Mex (1954);
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
12 mai 1954
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 71 ans