CCS 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mexican Repatriation, Oscar Handlin, Mexican Americans
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In the late 19 th and early 20 th century, what were the economic attractions of the u. s. for. What were the push factors that led mexicans north? demand for mexican labor in the u. s. They were able to leave their dictator porfirio diaz. Mexicans were given a place to stay. Stable paying job: what immigration laws passed in the late 19 th and early 20 th century contributed to a. The passage of the immigration act of 1917 or the alien contract labor law of 1885. There was a huge demand for workers: describe the development and effects of the railroads in mexico. Hacendados (landowners) were losing their property, because the railroad drove up land prices. Across the dividing line: how did immigrants leave their hometowns and arrive at the u. s. -mexico border? (describe the complex process, which includes internal migration). Enganchadores (recruiters) would come and persuade mexicans to come work for the railroads and mines.
