Operation Wetback was a 1953-1954 combined Border Patrol, Army and Navy operation along with local sheriffs, county officials, and police, all over the Southwest and in the cities of the Midwest as well.
Operation Wetback resulted in the sudden deportation of 1.3 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. My 8500-word survey describes the origins of Operation Wetback, and places it in historical perspective.
The title is:
Operation Wetback: The "Brown Scare" And Mass Deportation During The Cold War.
Http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MZ5PUZN
blog:
http://leavelatinosalone.blogspot.com/
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