“Help Wanted / Leave Now” Mass Deportation Exhibit

Uncover the century-long pattern of recruitment and deportation of Mexican laborers in “Help Wanted / Leave Now,” on view at the California Museum through January 10, 2027. August 13, 2026 – January 10, 2027 For over a century, the story of labor in the United States has been a cycle of “Help Wanted” and “Leave Now.” Anchored in the 1950s deportation campaign “Operation Wetback,” this first-of-its-kind bilingual exhibition at the California Museum explores how generations of Mexican workers were recruited to sustain U.S. industry, only to face mass expulsion during times of economic anxiety an