Did Eisenhower order mass deportations of illegal aliens back to Mexico during his tenure as president?
Your question is especially appropriate on this day, since the State of Arizona has been told its restatement of federal immigration law, SB 1070, has had sections of the bill limited by a Clinton appointee willing to issue an injunction over when and to what extent some of the enforcement policies can be instituted. Of course, our President of little more than 50 years ago showed our citizens, and the world for that matter, what could be done to stem the economic drain of millions of illegals who were taking American jobs and doing so for substandard wages. With a measure of resolve few have shown in recent years outside of the State of Arizona, we have Historical precedent and a road map for how a mass deportation could be accomplished on a national scale. In 1954, early in President Dwight Eisenhower’s administration, this issue was addressed successfully through Operation W_e_tback. Along with a newly appointed INS head, who was another highly regarded former World War II General b
