On a cool afternoon in February 1931, some 400 people strolled about La Placita Olvera in downtown L.A. when, suddenly, immigration agents descended on the site and sealed off its exits. Some agents ...
A new study says that for the first time since the Great Depression, there may be fewer Mexican immigrants coming into the United States than there are moving from the United States back to Mexico.
According to Decade of Betrayal: Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s, by Francisco E. Balderrama and Raymond Rodriguez, one of ...
NMAHMAI copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. "This project examines the diverse political culture of Mexican immigrants, the formation and efficacy of immigrant-led transnational ...
There was no physical barrier between the U.S. and Mexico for decades -- until one critical battle at the border changed it all.
Many attending the Mexican Independence Day parade in Chicago's Little Village on Sunday said it was an important chance to celebrate their heritage. (Samantha Friend Cabrera for NBC News) CHICAGO — ...
IS A DAY FULL OF UNITY... CULTURE... AND COMMUNITY PRIDE.### IN DOWNTOWN WATSONVILLE... THE CITY CELEBRATING MEXICO'S INDEPENDENCE WITH... "FIESTAS PATRIAS" TODAY ...