ISS 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Color Gradient, United Farm Workers, Operation Wetback
7 Dec 2017
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Two year war that culminated with a u. s occupation of 11 months. In exchange, us granted citizenship to 75,000 mexican nationals. Mexican americans guaranteed rights to property, religious freedom, and cultural autonomy. Mexican americans became outsiders in their own land. Continuous large-scale movement for most of the 20th century. Proximity of mexico encourage immigrants to maintain strong cultural & language ties. Aura of illegality that surrounded mexican immigrants. Program of deporting mexicans during depression of 1930s. A quick way to reduce welfare rolls and eliminate people seeking jobs. Constitutional because it only removed undocumented immigrants. Many undoc immigrants have been in the us for years. Program between mexico and the us allow migration across the border by contracted labor during wwii. Mexicans are seen as a positive presence but only when needed. Mexican american legal defense and education fund. Formed the national farm workers association or the united farm workers.
