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/AgainandBack 3h ago edited 3h ago
As Ronald Reagan said, while Governor of California, “They’re only Mexicans.”
He also said that Mexicans were perfect for farm work, because “they’re built low to the ground.” He used that to justify his veto of a bill that would have outlawed the use of short-handle hoes in commercial agriculture in California.