Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with similar goals, called Operation Wetback, offers lessons.
If they wanted to “solve the illegal immigration problem” they’d fine the absolute dog shit out of anyone employing them. But they don’t want that. They want them terrified to go about town or head to the doctor. But they still want them doing cheap labor.
If they wanted to “solve the illegal immigration problem” they’d fine the absolute dog shit out of anyone employing them. But they don’t want that. They want them terrified to go about town or head to the doctor. But they still want them doing cheap labor.