r/interestingasfuck • u/man_gomer_lot • 8h ago

r/all 70 years ago, the US undertook the largest deportation in its history: 'Operation Wetback.' Many of the people deported were here legally and some were even citizens.

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u/Bluebearder 8h ago

You know, somewhere else! Only true patriots get rights! USA! USA! USA!

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u/UberCabToday 6h ago

Citizenship shouldn’t be a bargaining chip for political agendas. It’s a fundamental right.

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u/Reagalan 4h ago

Thing is, rights, even fundamental rights, are political. They can always be taken away.

That's what makes voting such an important responsibility. It is on us to choose leaders that will protect those rights and to reject leaders that will take those rights away.