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wetback

Synonyms

Noun

1. greaser

2. taco, Mexican

Usage
U.S. Postwar Immigration Policy - Council on Foreign Relations
Did Cesar Chavez use racist term to refer to immigrants who entered US illegally? We found the footage - Snopes
UCLA faculty voice: Largest deportation campaign in U.S. history is no match for Trump’s plan - Newsroom | UCLA
When immigration agents picked up a 15-year-old white teen - Los Angeles Times
Trump’s mass deportation plans have echoes of a 1950s federal crackdown that swept through Texas - The Texas Tribune
The Largest Mass Deportation in American History - History.com
Why Trump's revival of Operation Wetback is more than just deporting all undocumented immigrants - Milwaukee Independent
Mass deportations would harm the US economy - Peterson Institute for International Economics
Enforcement Didn’t End Unlawful Immigration in 1950s, More Visas Did - Cato Institute
The Teamsters and “Operation Wetback” - Joe Allen – Medium
'Operation Wetback': What happened last time the US did mass deportations - Newsweek
Millions of Mexican Americans were deported in the 1930s. Are we about to repeat this ‘ethnic cleansing’? - The Guardian
No excuses for using the term ‘wetback’ - Los Angeles Times
Trump's Immigration Solution: Bring Back Controversial 'Operation Wetback' - NBC News
On mass deportation, if past is prologue … Do we know our history? - Ohio Capital Journal
Slur has a complex translation in Latino community - Los Angeles Times
Trump's vows to deport millions are undercut by his White House record and one family's story - AP News
The dark, complex history of Trump’s model for his mass deportation plan - Los Angeles Times
How Trump’s deportation plan failed 62 years ago - CNN
Operation Wetback: Hidden Routes & Displaced Lives - ArcGIS StoryMaps
Opinion: Sorry Trump, "Operation Wetback" Was a National Disgrace - NBC News
I Am Not Your ‘Wetback’ (OPINION) - Latino Rebels -
Operation Wetback, the 1950s immigration policy Donald Trump loves, explained - vox.com
GOP candidate defends use of ‘wetback’ slur - MS NOW
Trump’s Deportation Model - Dissent Magazine
Two stories - from opposite sides - of 'Operation Wetback' - CNN
"Wetback Act": Law making it felony for deported person to come back to U.S. ruled unconstitutional and discriminatory - CBS News
In Invoking 'Operation Wetback,' Trump Dredges Painful Past - NBC News
Ron DeSantis floats revival of Dwight Eisenhower’s ‘Operation Wetback’ - Florida Politics
“Flower Drum Song,” Whitewashing, and Operation Wetback: A Message from 1961 - Los Angeles Review of Books
Trump’s deportation plan is modeled on ‘inhumane’ 1950s program, experts say - The Washington Post
O'Reilly attacks Trump for boosting 'Operation Wetback' - Politico
How Trump's plan for mass deportations fits into U.S. history - Axios
Operation Wetback Revisited - The New Republic
American history says mass deportations will fuel anti-Latino sentiments - UT San Antonio Today
From Undocumented Child to Federal Judge - WTTW
Deportation: A History - JSTOR Daily
Not evolving is no longer amusing - thestarnews.com
Historical Aspects of Mass Deportation Leading to Today’s Immigration Crisis - Cornell ILR School
White Supremacists Are Thrilled Donald Trump Mentioned “Operation Wetback” - BuzzFeed News
Trump Says His Deportation Plan Will Be ‘Humane’ - Latino USA
Eisenhower Deportation Program Trump Loves So Much Was Called “Operation Wetback” and Was Brutal - Slate Magazine
Donald Trump’s ‘humane’ 1950s model for deportation, ‘Operation Wetback’, was anything but - The Washington Post
This Time We Fight Back - Verso Books
From “Operation Wetback” to Newtown: Tracing the Hick Fascism of the NRA - Truthout
It Came Up In The Debate: Here Are 3 Things To Know About 'Operation Wetback' - KPBS
Donald Trump endorsed ‘Operation Wetback’ — but not by name - The Washington Post
It Came Up In The Debate: Here Are 3 Things To Know About 'Operation Wetback' - New Hampshire Public Radio
The 1954 deportation of Mexican migrants and the ‘wetback airlift’ in Chicago - Chicago Tribune
US Lawmaker Apologizes for Calling Latinos 'Wetbacks' - VOA - Voice of America English News
Republican Don Young forced to apologise for 'wetbacks' comment - The Guardian
Coard: “Operation Wetback”: America's Worst Mass Deportation - phillytrib.com
A two-minute history of 'Operation Wetback' - CNN
Donald Trump defends his 'humane' deportation plan - BBC
Harry Truman, Presidential Press Corps Used ‘Wetback’ Slur in 1950s - University of Minnesota Twin Cities
The Story Behind America's Infamous "Operation Wetback" - All That's Interesting
Walgreens Defeats Ex-Worker Bias Appeal Over Alleged Racial Slur - Bloomberg Law News
Arte Público Press November 2016 Author Of The Month: Ron Arias - Houston Public Media
Eisenhower and Immigration - Boundless Immigration
What Donald Trump Got Right—and Wrong—About the History of Deportation - Time Magazine
The blueprint of Trump's deportation plan: A questionable approach by Eisenhower - CBS News
What’s the History of the Words Wetback, Beaner and Spic? - OC Weekly
'Wetback' video rant goes viral - The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel
Largest deportation plan in history is no match for Trump's policy - Houston Chronicle
What the Mass Deportation of Immigrants Might Look Like - Slate Magazine
Opinion: When will we see the day when ‘alien’ sounds as revolting as ‘wetback’? - Los Angeles Times
Operation Wetback - Newspapers.com
"Operation Wetback Proves Successful." The Californian. Salinas, California. 17 Jun 1955 - Newspapers.com
Considering History: Mexican Americans as Political Prop in the 20th and 21st Centuries - The Saturday Evening Post
Fact Check: Did Ike deport over a million Mexican immigrants? - History News Network
Iowa Supreme Court justices grill magistrate over racial slur, comments in sex-abuse case - The Des Moines Register
Celebrating a 50-year legacy in construction, built on quality and performance - Engineering News
Operation Wetback - Newspapers.com
Boehner, pols: Young slur 'offensive' - Politico
DRYING UP THE "WETBACKS" (Published 1951) - The New York Times
Highland Park factory hosts Big Sculpture art exhibit - The Detroit News
Revisiting Operation Wetback’s History and the Legacy of Mass Deportations for Latinos - belatina.com
Analysis | Trump’s million-deportation goal appears inspired by an Eisenhower falsehood - The Washington Post
GOP congressman uses ethnic slur to describe laborers - NBC News
‘Wetbacks’ Who Go To Mexico (Published 1979) - The New York Times
There Is Outrage - but Tea Party Hispanics Silent Over Racial Slur - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
"Wetbacks" Is Acceptable Language at National Review Online - HuffPost
MUTINY REPORTED ON 'WETBACK' SHIP; But Captain Denies Aliens Forced Him to Dock on the Way to Veracruz - The New York Times
Loomis Dean | A group of illegal Mexican immigrants sprawled on fl… | Art & Prints - Artsy
Schumer reflects on Young’s ‘wetbacks’ remark - NBC News
Operation Wetback [no author: "Operation Wetback Keeps..."] 1955 - Newspapers.com
Cesar Chavez Used Terms 'Wetbacks,' 'Illegals' To Describe Immigrants - HuffPost
Trump’s heard some ‘good reports’ about ‘Operation Wetback’ - Daily Kos
Judge in Texas border crackdown accused of using racist slur against migrants - The Texas Tribune
Cal State Long Beach Censors Acclaimed Show, Director Resigns in Protest - National Coalition Against Censorship
No human being is illegal: It’s time to drop the ‘i-word’ - Al Jazeera
Young issues second apology for 'poor choice' - Politico
Texoma racial slur video goes viral - KXII
Hunters and hunted: all caught up by forces beyond their control (Published 1974) - The New York Times
A New Bracero Program Is Not the Solution - The Atlantic
In Amarillo, a Mexican Restaurant Named "Big Beaners" Provokes Controversy - Texas Monthly
Two Every Minute Across the Border; Mexican "wetbacks" continue to invade the U. S. in an unending -- and uncontrolled -- stream. Two Every Minute Across The Border (Published 1954) - The New York Times
Mexican slur has long history in politics - USA Today
Adding wetbacks to burners illegal - Otago Daily Times
Mel Gibson calls Latina a ‘wetback’ in new taped rant - New York Post
Foreign Language Equivalents
Foreign Language Equivalents of 'wetback'
Language Equivalent   Language Equivalent
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Misspellings - Typos
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Words Starting with Letter - 'A'
a a battery a billion
a bit a bit much a capella singing
a cappella singing a couple of a few
a fortiori a good deal a great deal
a horizon a hundred a hundred and one
a hundred thousand a hundred times a kempis
a la carte a la mode a level
a little a lot a million
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