The US Outlawed immigration from Asia, which increased demand for labor from Mexico.
Mexican Revolution
1920
The Mexican Revolution led to increased immigration from Mexico for the first time in US history.
Great Depression
1930
United States kicked the Mexicans out. The United States didn't want them. There was no jobs & United States blamed the Mexicans.
My family
1930
My great grandma & grandpa came to Mexico from Spain.
United States
1940
The United States want the Mexicans back for work & there is people in Chicago working.
Operation Wetback
1950
The United States don't want them again & there's an operation called "wetback" that's what they started. That operation moved the Mexican & their kids.
Civil Rights
1960
The Civil rights started & that led to immigration reform.
Immigration
1960
Dominican Immigration.
Mexico Economy
1960
Mexico Economy went down.
Mexicans
1970
The Mexican population in the United States kept getting bigger & bigger from 1970 it was 8% and in 2000 there was already 30% Mexicans living in the United States.
My family
1980
Grandpa came to the United States.
Reform act
1980
The Immigration Reform Act.
Salvador
1980
El Salvador Immigration & Salvadoreans started to come to the United States.
My Parents.
1990
Mom & Dad came to the United States.
Arizona
2000
The Arizona Immigration law.
Dream Act
2000
The Dream Act started.
Mexicans born in mexico.
2000
There was about 30% Mexicans born in Mexico.
Immigrants.
2007
2007 Large immigrants passing to the United States.
Immigrants 2009
2009
2009 & so on the undocumented people stop coming to the United States.