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Post by warrior1972 on Jan 19, 2016 5:08:52 GMT -8
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Post by warrior1972 on Jan 19, 2016 5:10:08 GMT -8
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Source: CNN
Two stories - from opposite sides - of 'Operation Wetback' 04:22
How Trump's deportation plan failed 62 years ago
Story by Maeve Reston; Videos by Gabe Ramirez, CNN
Updated 6:52 AM ET, Tue January 19, 2016
(CNN)—Donald Trump has vaulted to the top of the Republican presidential pack with bold assertions -- and few policy details.
The rare exception: his immigration plan.
As president, Trump says he would eject some 11 million undocumented workers from the country. He cites a specific model for his proposal: "Operation Wetback," an aggressive and unprecedented sweep by U.S. Border Patrol agents in the mid-1950s that plucked Mexican laborers from fields and ranches in targeted raids, bused them to detention centers along the border, and ultimately sent many of them deep into the interior of Mexico, some by airlift, others on cargo boats that typically hauled bananas.
During an interview with Jake Tapper that aired Sunday on "State of the Union," Tapper noted that many people recall the 1954 operation as a "shameful chapter in American history."
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