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Mexican Immigration
In 1885 one eighth of Mexico´s populace (1.5 million Mexicans), shifted north of the border, which was one of the largest movements of people in recorded history. (Cause= industralization in the U.S.) -
Immigration Act of 1924 (may 26)
The U.S federal law limited the annual number of immigrants who could be admitted from any country to 2% of the number of people from that country who were already living in the U.S in 1890. -
MAPA
In 1959 there was an organization that promotes the interests of Mexican-Americans, Mexicans, Latinos, Chicanos, Hispanics and Latino Economic Refugees in the United States. It became the primary political voice for the Mexican-American community of California. -
UFWOC
In the United Farm Workers Organizing Committe is a labor union created from the merging of two groups, the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) led by Filipino organizer Larry Itliong, and the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) led by César Chávez. -
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
In 1965 it abolished the National Origins Formula that had been in place in the United States since the Immigration Act of 1924. An annual limitation of 300,000 visas was established for immigrants, including 170,000 from Eastern Hemisphere countries, with no more than 20,000 per country.
