Wetback Past Echoes in Today's Deportations | San Diego News

A new exhibit at the California Museum, “Help Wanted/ Leave Now,” confronts America’s dark immigration history with chilling relevance. It chronicles Operation Wetback — a 1950s mass deportation campaign fueled by racist rhetoric and fear-mongering — and draws stark parallels to today’s policies. Through personal video testimonies, a symbolic revolving door, and harrowing accounts like that of Victor Ochoa, deported as a child despite being a U.S. citizen, the exhibit exposes the human toll of discriminatory enforcement. From heatstroke deaths in overcrowded trucks to agents using slurs in recent text messages, the exhibit forces viewers to confront how history repeats itself — and what we must do to break the cycle. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/c8c4bd20051f250b