WASHINGTON — As proof that he can successfully and humanely deport the estimated 11 million people living in the country illegally, Republican presidential contender Donald Trump often touts the efforts of the Eisenhower administration in the 1950s. He did so again in this week's Republican debate, saying "you don't get nicer, you don't get
Trump Touts Eisenhower’s “Operation Wetback” As Model For Deportation
One congressional investigation likened a transport ship used in Eisenhower’s plan to an “eighteenth century slave ship” and a “penal hell ship.”