Operation Wetback
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"In 1954, Ike appointed retired Gen. Joseph "Jumpin' Joe" Swing, a former West Point classmate and veteran of the 101st Airborne, as the new INS commissioner."[1] And for the next 2 years, illegal aliens were caught and sent back to Mexico, freeing up jobs for American citizens.
- "Patrol veterans say enforcement could also be aided by a legalized guest-worker program that permits Mexicans to register in their country for temporary jobs in the US. Eisenhower's team ran such a program. It permitted up to 400,000 Mexicans a year to enter the US for various agriculture jobs that lasted for 12 to 52 weeks."[1]
Links
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 How Eisenhower solved illegal border crossings from Mexico - John Dillin, Christian Science Monitor