wetback in English

noun
1
a Mexican living in the US, especially without official authorization.
The illegal immigrants are known colloquially as mojados or wetbacks , illegals, and pollos - Spanish for ‘chickens,’ the prey of coyotes.
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1. Operation Wetback In Operation Wetback: The role of the Bracero Program …the Mexican government, enacted the Bracero Program, which allowed short-term contract labourers from Mexico, known as Braceros, to work legally in the United States.