Wetback (slur)
A Wetback is a Mexican Labourer who, in order to obtain work in the United States of America, illegally enters the country by swimming or wading the Rio Grande.
First used in 1944, it is currently a derogatory term.
See: Marielito
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A Wetback is a Mexican Labourer who, in order to obtain work in the United States of America, illegally enters the country by swimming or wading the Rio Grande.
First used in 1944, it is currently a derogatory term.
See: Marielito