The History of Terrorism
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1786-1787 Shays' Rebellion
1787 US Constitutional Convention
1789-Today Constitution of the United States
Continuity of government in the United States
United States civil defense
Civil defense organizations based in the United States
2002-Today United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
1924-Today United States Border Patrol (USBP)
1954 Operation Wetback
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Operation Wetback
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1855 Greaser Act AKA Anti-Vagrancy Act
1924-Today United States Border Patrol (USBP)
1953-1961 Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Forced migrations in the United States
History of immigration to the United States
Illegal immigration to the United States
Law enforcement operations in the United States
Mexico-United States border
Mexico-United States relations
Racism
United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS)
US Lt Gen Joseph May Swing
Children
1954 The program was implemented in June 1954 by U.S. Attorney General Herbert Brownell. The short-lived operation used military-style tactics to remove Mexican immigrants-some of them American citizens-from the United States.
Operation Wetback was an immigration law enforcement initiative created by Joseph Swing, the Director of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), in cooperation with the Mexican government.
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.
Jumps
1942-1964 Bracero program