11. Derwinski had angered Hispanics by referring to illegal immigrants as " wetbacks ." 12. In 1954, Operation Wetback forced the return of thousands of illegal immigrants to Mexico. 13. They will be asked, ` Is your mother or father a wetback ? "' 14. "That wetback would have made a terrible dishwasher anyway, " he said. 15. Modern wetbacks may run the pipe in a more sophisticated design to assist heat-exchange. 16. Simcox was interviewed for the 2005 documentary " Wetback : The Undocumented Documentary ". 17. Operation Wetback led to the deportation of nearly 1.3 million Mexicans from the United States. 18. The name of the reservoir has been criticized in the media for containing the ethic slur wetback . 19. "` Go home, mojados ! ( wetbacks )'we yelled at them," 20. He's been called a " tar baby " and a " wetback ."