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:
The mass deportations under Trump had a history: the 1954 so-called "Operation Wetback." This was a mass deportation of Mexican workers and family members that was popular in the U.S. press.
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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 |