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.—Preceding unsigned comment 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 Merger proposal withdrawn.--Rockero 19:15, 12 March 2006 (UTC)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.—Preceding unsigned comment 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)
I would argue to look at the number of actual undocumented workers deported and the number of U.S. citizens deported. These workers weren't allowed to collect final wages or even tell their families they were being deported. Cathoos (talk) 03:44, 9 March 2008 (UTC)Cathoos
- While that might be true, what does that have to do with the word "successfully?" 71.204.49.76 (talk) 01:45, 7 May 2008 (UTC)
[edit] “Wetback”
This is a very offensive term and shows the racism that existed in the government. I think it was term used more so in the past because almost no one I know uses that term. Cathoos (talk) 03:27, 9 March 2008 (UTC)Cathoos
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.
- Actually, here in Texas, its heard. Not often, and as a racial slur, but it is heard, mainly in the southwest US. Leobold1 (talk) 17:17, 21 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] How do I unwikify the date?
I just added a reference for the New York Times quote in the article,but the date comes out as wikified in the reference section. I can's see anything in the source hat is causing the date to be wikified. Does anybody know how to unwikify the date? --Ramsey2006 15:33, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Copyvio
I found and removed sentences taken directly from http://www.pbs.org/kpbs/theborder/history/timeline/20.html. Even though it's cited as a source, you can't use text from it directly without quoting it. Superm401 - Talk 12:42, 6 December 2007 (UTC)
