Operation Wetback

In 1954, the U.S. Border Patrol enacted “Operation Wetback,” a campaign to deport Mexican workers who were in the country illegally. The program was called a success and claimed to have rounded up 1 million people, though that number is now contested. US citizens were among the deported and many died due to being left in the desert.In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about operation wetback, the context leading up to it and a little bit about the man behind it.If you have topic suggestions, feel free to email Historiasunknownpodcast@gmail.com or use the contact us form on the website https://www.historiasunknown.com/contact/Want ad free episodes? And the ocassioal bonus episode? Support Historias Unknown on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HistoriasUnknownPodcastor Join the Historians Unknown Support Club on Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/historias-unknown--6253658/supportFollow on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historiasunknown/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@historiasunknownMusic Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by NeffexSourceshttps://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/operation-wetbackhttps://www.vox.com/politics/380582/mass-deportations-trump-history-alien-enemieshttps://theconversation.com/largest-deportation-campaign-in-us-history-is-no-match-for-trumps-plan-73651https://documents.latimes.com/eisenhower-era-deportations/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/11/11/455613993/it-came-up-in-the-debate-here-are-3-things-to-know-about-operation-wetbackhttps://theintercept.com/2017/02/26/the-long-history-of-deportation-scare-tactics-at-the-u-s-mexico-border/https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/09/08/437579834/mass-deportation-may-sound-unlikely-but-its-happened-beforehttps://www.history.com/news/operation-wetback-eisenhower-1954-deportationhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wetbackhttps://immig