may 1, 1930 - Great Depression Deportations (1930s)

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Despite the job and food shortages of the Great Depression affecting all of the U.S, Mexicans and Mexican Americans were blamed for “taking jobs” which led to many deportations. The U.S. was extremely hostile and would deport anyone for any suspicion of being Mexican.

Depression and the struggle for survival. The Library of Congress. (n.d.). https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/immigration/mexican/depression-and-the-struggle-for-survival/#:~:text=Along%20with%20the%20job%20crisis,of%20repatriating%20immigrants%20to%20Mexico.

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