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Wetback
Like the term wetback, this is an expression many Chicanos can identify with since many have family members who have entered the United States through nonlegal means.
In Mexico, the term sometimes used is espaldas mojadas, a literal translation for the word wetback.
Until only recently bracero was applied to any Mexican farmworker, and is often used interchangeably with words like “wetback” or “greaser.”
border, the term is interchangeable with mojado (wetback), which refers to a person who enters the United States illegally by crossing the Rio Grande in Texas.