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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo About 45% of the land that belonged to Mexico was taken over by U.S. authorities.
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First Train Crosses between U.S. and Mexico border. The railway was built by the first large scale of undocumented Mexicans. The train was used to connect the United States and Mexico.
The railway was built by the first large scale of undocumented Mexicans. The train was used to connect the United States and Mexico. -
Mexican migrant workers flee to the United States at the beginning of the Mexican Revolution
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"Mounted Inspectors" are set up along the U.S. and Mexico Border under the authority of Congress
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United States Border Patrol is Established along the U.S. and Mexico Border line
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The Great Depression led to the first round of Mexican deportations...both Mexican migrant workers and U.S. citizens of Mexican ancestry.
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Internment Camps are set up in Arizona
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Bracero Program Begins: With WWII in full bloom, Farmers from the southern states requested help to keep up with agriculture products. allowed Mexican nationals to take temporary agricultural work in the United States. About more than 4 million Mexican n
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Operation Wetback goes into effect: with an estimate of over 865,000 Mexican Immigrants living within U.S. border states; President Dwight Eisenhower felt pressure to cut off immigration traffic
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Immigration Act of 1965 removes quotas based on race
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Census reports about 2-4 million illegal immigrants within the United States
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President Ronald Reagan grants 3 million undocumented immigrants amnesty
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Minuteman Project goes into full effect along the border lands between United States and Mexico
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Governor Jan Brewer signs SB 1070
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Supreme Court passes SB 1070
