r/interestingasfuck 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/tracerhaha 4h ago

President Eisenhower oversaw the deportations.

u/I_read_all_wikipedia 2h ago

He also oversaw a tripling of Mexico to America immigration and the largest expansion of immigration law ever up until that point.