American studies decemberrrrr
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Updated: 27 Nov 2017
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Created byAberdeen Lifferth
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Texas is officially annexed to the United States- this angers Mexican governmentMexico and United States go to warMexico surrendersThe Homestead Act is passed in CongressCongress passes the Immigration Act of 1917Limits on the number of immigrants allowed in the United States are imposed for the first time in the country's historyThe "Border Patrol" is created by Congress.The United States government begins to deport MexicansThe Fair Employment Practices Act is passedPvt. Felix Z. Longoria, is refused burial in Texas.The Bracero Program is formalizedCivil Rights Act of 1964 and the Bracero ProgramApproximately 10,000 students walk out of East L.A. schoolsIntegration in MiamiUnderrepresentation of HispanicsProposition 187Proposition 187 ruled unconstitutionalHispanics are pronounced the nation's largest minority group—surpassing African Americans.MinutemenSB-1070Hispanics make up about one-sixth of the U.S. population—nearly 51 million people.Periods
3.8 million people of Mexican descent are deported.Mass Deportation
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