POS 4074 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Californio, Presentation Of A Group, League Of United Latin American Citizens
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Foreign born latinas appear less likely to identify as partisans, but. Latinas are more likely to be democrats than male latinos. Who view em, less likely to identify with a party: lack of assimilation and knowledge about parties o. Speak spanish and/or indigenous languages from mexico. Florida has a small but growing mexican american population (apopka, Much of the southwest was once a part of mexico. During the 1700s, mexicans settlers arrived in california (californios) Ranches led to great wealth for a select few. U. s. -mexico war led to loss of territory to the u. s. in 1948. Under the treaty between the u. s. and mexico, mexicans who found. Live primarily in the southwest (35% in california) Mexican american rights themselves as part of the u. s. were to be given the same rights as u. s. citizens and be able to keep their land. In exchange, they would swear allegiance to the u. s. The u. s. refused citizenship to mexicans of indigenous descent.