In the 1950s, the U.S. launched Operation Wetback—a mass deportation campaign framed as a national security response during the Cold War. What began as a supposed crackdown on undocumented migration quickly turned into one of the most infamous—and inhumane—episodes in U.S. immigration history.
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Part 1 - The First Crackdown | Part 2 - World War Migrant | Part 3 - Military Solution | Lies - Release Date: 8/29

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