Talk:Operation Wetback
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[edit] Bracero
Operation Wetback was in large part a result of the Bracero program which is not mentioned in this article, nor at this time, anywhere else on wikipedia.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.83.74.120 (talk • contribs).
- Which, obviously, as you’ll note by the above blue link, is no longer true. GUIcentric 18:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merger
Two titles for the same phenomenon. The official government title was "Operation Wetback", so Repatriation Movement should be moved here.--Rockero 18:51, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Merger
The Repatriation movement is the more appropriate name for this phenomenon. It wasn't limited to a single operation, it was in fact an entire movement known as part of the Whisper Campaigns ordered by the administration of President Herbert Hoover. Since it was indeed an entire movement any merging should be done so under the title Repatriation Movement so as not to limit the scope of information made available.--Joshua Urrutia Ricardez
- Looks like you're right. These two deserve separate articles. Merger proposal withdrawn.--Rockero 19:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Successfully"
The use of the word "Successfully" implies a positive outcome was reached through this racist practice, and should likely be removed in order to avoid the appearance of support for such programs. Thank you.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 130.86.148.14 (talk • contribs).
- The word “success” implies no value judgements, only the achievement of a stated objective. —Wiki Wikardo 18:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
- There is nothing "racist" about removing illegals.BulldogPete 03:52, 10 December 2006 (UTC)
Iwouls say failure in my opinion. If it was a success then the Mexicans would be gone and we'd have a wall built...forget a fence. Irishgt 06:45, 31 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] “Wetback”
I would disagree it’s indiscriminately used for “anyone of Hispanic origin or appearance.” Whenever I’ve heard it, it’s pretty specifically used to refer to undocumented immigrants (although, yes, always to undocumented Latinos, and more specifically to Mexicans or Central Americans—maybe Peruvians, too, but I somehow don’t think they mean blond Argentinians who overstayed their visas.) —Wiki Wikardo 18:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
OK, I’m altering the article accordingly—it is kind of a difficult term to pin down in one sentence, because it is used, come to think of it, to refer to recently arrived-seeming Latino immigrants—it’s even been used by Norteños to refer to their southern bretheren. Given its history, I’d be surprised to hear it in New York to refer to a Puerto Rican here illegally. But since it’s rarely used by people who’ve actually recently run a check into a person’s legal status, and only then fastidiously applied after a careful review of the facts, I will concede it’s not used to refer exclusively to illegal aliens. —Hey, Wiki!
"Puerto Rican here illegally" As far as I know any Puerto Rican can live in the US legally, and travel under a US passport. I do not believe the slur 'Wetback' is normally applied to Puerto Ricans. Note that Puerto Ricans did not cross the Rio Grand and are not stereotyped as doing agricultural work, so the origins of the slur 'wetback' would not apply to them. Puerto Ricans are subjected to a unique set of slurs (see West Side Story) originating in New York City.
