Wetback (slur)

Wetback is a derogatory term used in the United States to refer to foreign citizens living in the U.S., most commonly those from Mexico, especially to those residing illegally in the U.S.

Generally used as an ethnic slur, the term was originally coined and applied only to Mexicans who entered the U.S. state of Texas from Mexico by crossing the Rio Grande, which forms the border between Texas and Mexico, presumably by swimming or wading across the river and getting wet in the process.

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The first mention of the term in The New York Times is dated June 20, 1920. It was used officially by the US government in 1954, with Operation Wetback, a project which was a mass deportation of undocumented Mexican immigrants.

The term can also be used as an adjective or a verb. As an adjective, it pertains to activities involving undocumented Mexican immigrants. The earliest known recorded use in this way is by John Steinbeck in Sweet Thursday as he wrote, "How did he get in the wet-back business?" It was originally used as a verb in 1978 in Thomas Sanchez's Hollywoodland with the meaning, "to gain illegal entry into the United States by swimming the Rio Grande".

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Mojado

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Mojado

Una trampa de amor que desarma mi vida
giran misterios que me desafían
Una furia mortal que me impide seguir
dame razones para persistir.
Podría cruzar desiertos de sol
Aguas de fuego por tu amor
Llegar a alcanzarte fue mi promesa
voy a buscarte
Y yo estoy así ,si , loco por vos
así , mojado en tu piel
así te quiero tener
Junto a mi.
Te buscaba en el mar, te buscaba en el río
nada podrá transformar mi destino
Naufragando por mi ,navegando por vos
Solo quería curar mi dolor
Yo puedo calmar tu fiebre y tu sed
Bebe mi cuerpo sin temer
Llegar a alcanzarte fue mi promesa
voy a buscarte
Y yo estoy así ,si , loco por vos
así , mojado en tu piel
así te quiero tener
me sumergía por la ciudad
una condena sin libertad
húmedos sueños, verme mojado en tu piel
voy a buscarte.

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Wetback (slur)

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'Mojado' is featured as a movie character in the following productions:

Reencuentros (1997)

Mojado

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Ricardo Arjona - Mojado (Video Oficial)

Grupo Mojado - Tus Favoritas - (disco completo)

Grupo Mojado Romantico

Grupo Mojado-Piensa En Mi (video oficial) HD

GRUPO MOJADO-llorar quedito.

grupo`` mojado mix Romanticas

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GRUPO MOJADO SUS MAS GRANDES EXITOS CANCIONES COMPLETAS

Grupo Mojado - Tonta

GRUPO MOJADO MOTIVOS

Ricardo Arjona - Mojado (Video Oficial)

Grupo Mojado - Tus Favoritas - (disco completo)

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