Wednesday, April 5, 2023
Sunday, June 25, 2017
New Pics From The Era Of "Operation Wetback"
San Antonio, Texas, 1939. Pic by Russell Lee.
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Children of Mexican migrant farmworkers, Cameron, Texas, 1939. Pic by Russell Lee. |
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| Mexican cotton picker, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1942. Pic by H.R. Hollem. |
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| Mexican girl singing, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1943. Pic by John Collier. |
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| Cutting spinach, Zavala, Texas, 1939. Pic by Russell Lee. |
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| Mexican-American girl learning English, Taos, New Mexico, 1940. Pic by Russell Lee. My ebook on Operation Wetback:  |
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| "Handmade tools of Spanish-American farmer at Chamisal, New Mexico." 1940. Pic by Russell Lee. |
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| Farmer, Taos, New Mexico, 1940. Pic by Russell Lee. |
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| "Children of migratory Mexican field workers. The older one helps tie carrots in the field. Coachella Valley, California." 1937. Pic by Dorothea Lange. |
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| "Daughter of Mexican field laborer. Near Chandler, Arizona." 1937. Pic by Dorothea Lange. |
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| "Mexican grandmother who migrates with large family each year from Glendale, Arizona, following crops thru California and return. Here shown harvesting tomatoes, Santa Clara Valley, California." 1938. Pic by Dorothea Lange. |
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| "Mexican mother and child in front of shrine in corner of room. San Antonio, Texas." 1939. Pic by Russell Lee. |
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Conservative Magazine: Peak of Mexican Migrants W/O Paper Was "Long Ago"
The conservative, British, and influential magazine The Economist recently said:
"Donald Trump wants to build a border wall now, but the number of people crossing illegally from Mexico peaked long ago."
Here is the chart from The Economist:
Friday, February 10, 2017
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
My ebook on "Operation Wetback" covers the 1930's: Pics From The Era
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| Cotton Picker 1930s: pic by Dorothea Lange |
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| Kaufman County Texas, 1936 |
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| Dustbowl: pic by Dorothea Lange |
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| Dustbowl: pic by Dorothea Lange |
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| Filipino Workers 1936 California |
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| Dustbowl: pic by Dorothea Lange |
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| Cotton picker, 1936 |
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| Labor camp, 1936 |
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| Dustbowl: pic by Dorothea Lange |
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| Mississippi Delta, 1936: by Dorothea Lange my ebook on Amazon |
1916: Woodrow Wilson sends the Army to the Mexican border.
1916: Woodrow Wilson sends the Army to the Mexican border.
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Foreign-Born Humans in the U.S.: The Numbers
Maybe 13% of the folks in the U.S. were born in another country; or about 1 in 7 humans.
If this is such a rich country, why be cruel?
As the chart shows, the U.S. has had higher numbers in the past, and managed to not only survive as a nation, but to eat twinkies and gain weight.
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
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