wetback

Japanese: wetback
wetback

Mexican Americans make up 21% of the state's population. The area along the Rio Grande River, which forms the border with Mexico, is particularly marked by its Mexican landscape and culture, and there are many illegal immigrants from Mexico known as "wetbacks." [Masai Yasuo]

*Some terminology explanations that mention "wetback" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…メキシコ系アメリカ人は州人口の21%を占める。とくにメキシコとの国境をなすリオ・グランデ川沿いの地域は,景観的にも文化的にもメキシコ色が強く,〈ウェットバックwetback〉と呼ばれるメキシコ側からの不法入国者も多い。【正井 泰夫】。…

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