“Operation Wetback”—When the U.S. Deported over Two Million Illegals

“Operation Wetback”—When the U.S. Deported over Two Million Illegals

Critics of U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to halt illegal immigration claim that it is “impossible” to deport millions of illegals currently in America—but ignore the fact that it has been done before.
Officially called “Operation Wetback,” the program, launched in 1954, saw well over two million illegal aliens arrested and deported back to Mexico—all in cooperation with the Mexican government.

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