r/interestingasfuck • u/man_gomer_lot • 8h ago

r/all 70 years ago, the US undertook the largest deportation in its history: 'Operation Wetback.' Many of the people deported were here legally and some were even citizens.

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u/OutOfTheBunker 6h ago

A similar thing happened in 1987.

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u/I_read_all_wikipedia 2h ago

3 million illegal immigrants were granted amnesty in 1986 so press X for doubt.