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It's about to be the 1930s all over again in so many ways. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

Some scholars contend that the unprecedented number of deportations between 1929 and 1933 were part of a policy by the administration of Herbert Hoover who had scapegoated Mexicans for the Great Depression and instituted stricter immigration policies with the stated intent of freeing up jobs for Americans.

They tuuk 'er jubs!