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Mexican Revolution begins. Thousands of Mexicans flee across the border for safety.
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U.S. Marines are held by Mexican authorities at Tampico, Mexico. Despite Mexico's apology, President Wilson orders the U.S. fleet to attack and occupy Veracruz, Mexico to assert the rights of Americans.
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A secret telegram from Germany to Mexico proposing an armed alliance between the two countries is published and causes the U.S. to enter World War I.
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In spite of President Wilson's veto, an Immigration Act that mandates a literacy test for immigrants is passed.
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Largely due to a lack of immigration quotas, more than 89,000 Mexicans come into the United States on permanent visas, making 1924 the peak year for Mexican immigration.
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Immigration Act of 1924 halts the flow of other immigrant groups, border stations are established to formally admit Mexican workers, and a tax is collected on each person entering.
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President Roosevelt's "Good Neighbor Policy" starts, which opposes armed intervention by any foreign power in the Western Hemisphere.
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The bracero program begins, allowing Mexican nationals to temporarily work in the United States, primarily in the agricultural industry.
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Mexican American veterans return from the war and use their G.I. benefits for college education, purchasing homes, and furthering the economic growth of the community.
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Harry S. Truman becomes the first president to visit Mexico City, laying a wreath at the foot of the U.S.-Mexican war monument to the Niños Heroes.
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Operation Wetback: The U.S. Immigration Service deports more than 3.8 million people of Mexican heritage.
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The bracero program is finally repealed, and Mexican American labor leaders see an opportunity to work toward unionizing the farmworkers.
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The Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965 limits immigrants into the United States.
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The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) comes into affect, stimulating trade between the United States and Mexico. Massive increases in border populations occur due to the treaty.
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This is a non-profit organization that was set up in order to help kids around the U.S./Mexico border during the holidays.
