President Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted “Operation Wetback,” a controversial mass deportation using a racial slur, in which the government rounded up more than 1 million people. Illegal immigrants were blamed for low wages.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower instituted “Operation Wetback,” a controversial mass deportation using a racial slur, in which the government rounded up more than 1 million people. Illegal immigrants were blamed for low wages.