• The Folly of Mass Deportation

  • Jan 10 2025
  • Length: 45 mins
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The Folly of Mass Deportation

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  • President-elect Donald Trump, who has said illegal immigrants are "poisoning the blood of our country," vows his administration will implement the largest deportation program in U.S. history. Mass deportations are part of the American story; Mexicans were targeted in "repatriation raids" in the 1930s, and in 1954 the Eisenhower administration undertook "Operation Wetback," a racist slur for people who crossed the southern border by swimming. What were the consequences of these past deportations? Is it possible to deport all the undocumented people in the United States? In this episode, Catholic University historian Julia Young delves into the history of nativism in our nation of immigrants.

    Further reading:

    Recent Immigration Surge Has Been Largest in U.S. History (New York Times)
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