wetback

Etymology
First used in the s from the presumed effects of swimming or wading across the. Used by the U.S. Government in 1954 with.

Noun

 * 1)  A Mexican or Central American who illegally enters the United States of America from its southern border.
 * 2) * 1920, Temporary admission of illiterate Mexican laborers: Hearings before the Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, House of Representatives, 66th Congress, 2nd Session, p. 141,
 * Mr. H UDSPETH . I stood here and did all in my power to keep the “wetback”  from coming across. And I stand here to-day asking for that.
 * The C HAIRMAN . What is a “wetback”?
 * Mr. H UDSPETH . You have heard a “wetback” described; he is a fellow that crosses the river surreptitiously.
 * 1)  A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
 * 1)  A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
 * 1)  A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
 * 1)  A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.
 * 1)  A person of the mestizo race; a mojado.

Translations

 * Spanish:, espalda mojada