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Trump confirms plan to declare national emergency, use military for mass deportations (abcnews.go.com)
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[–] 89 points 2 years ago (16 children)

I'm pretty sure there was a damaging mass deportation during the Great Depression that deported mostly american citizens to Mexico.

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  • [–] 83 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    Operation Wetback. Yes, that's what they called it

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  • [–] 29 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Operation Wetback?

    Well see ya later, Melania

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Maybe that's his plan. He doesn't like the prenup and wants to marry that ghoul Loomer so he's doing this to get her deported and the marriage annulled. Then he'll use government money to put on a huge wedding and try to have a baby immediately. Everyone knows if you're president when you have a kid the government is on the hook for support. Unlimited money!!!

    It's 12-D chess!!!1!

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    I seriously doubt Diaper Don even knows the rules to regular chess.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Spoken like a person who doesn't even know how to get their kid unlimited money. You're just mad that you can't marry that perfect ball of plastic surgery and hatred.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Aww c'mon man, Ann Coulter is still single. I've got a chance.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I checked and it seems the one during Great Depression where it was 60% American was a different operation. Operation Wetback was 1954 and it says "some US citizens were deported" but doesn't give numbers or percentages. For the Great Depression one it says

    According to historian Francisco Balderrama, the U.S. deported over 1 million Mexican nationals, 60 percent of whom were U.S. citizens of Mexican descent, during the 1930s.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    The program became a contentious issue in Mexico–United States relations, even though it originated from a request by the Mexican government to stop the illegal entry of Mexican laborers into the United States.

    Huh

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  • [–] 22 points 2 years ago

    Correct, in the 1930s, I saw someone post about it recently. I don't know the motivation then, but the tactic will be used this time to target any group. Maybe even used for "other activities" when deportation becomes logistically difficult.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    According to historian Francisco Balderrama, the U.S. deported over 1 million Mexican nationals, 60 percent of whom were U.S. citizens of Mexican descent, during the 1930s.

    Well that went well

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