Chavez decried ‘Wetbacks’
- Apr 1
- 1 min read
Lamented ‘illegal immigrant Mexicans’
Opponents of illegal immigration recently discovered that they had support for a long time from an unexpected source.
Recently released interviews with iconic union organizer Cesar Chavez have revealed that the founder of the United Farm Workers vigorously opposed immigrants who left their homes in Mexico and entered the United States illegally to labor in agriculture.
In a 1974 interview, which was aired on YouTube last week, Chavez lamented that “Wetbacks” had invaded American farms and ranches by the thousands, taking jobs away from local workers who were here legally.
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