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The Mexican Revolution
After almost four decades of living under dictatorship, the people launched a revolution. This became one of the major revolutions in the history of Latin America. Northern Mexico and the Southern US witnessed the revolutionary activity. -
Porfirio Díaz Flees
In Mexico, Porfirio Díaz is forced to dissolve his government because of a successful revolt led by Francisco Madero. To protect its citizens and property, the U.S. sends troops to the border, where fighting in the Mexican Revolution is so close that U.S. citizens gather to watch. -
US Fleet Occupies Veracruz
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 this was to assert the rights of Americans. -
John J. Pershing leads troops into Mexico
General John J. Pershing leads 10,000 American soldiers into Mexican territory in retaliation for a raid on Columbus, New Mexico by General Francisco "Pancho" Villa. Due to this action the US-Mexico relationship suffered. -
Secret Telegram
A secret telegram was sent from Germany to Mexico. Proposing an armed alliance between the two countries against the US, this is then published and causes the U.S. to enter World War I. -
Another Immigration Act
An Immigration Act that mandates a literacy test for immigrants is passed. -
Immigration Act of 1921
This immigration act restricted the immigration of Southern and Eastern Europeans. The agriculture lobbyists rallied to exrmpt Mexicans at the time. -
Immigration Act of 1924
The Immigration Act of 1924 was a United States federal law that limited the yearly number of immigrants who could be admitted into the United States. -
Lemon Grove Incident
Principal Jerome Green, acting under the instructions from school trustees turned away Mexican children at the schoolhouse door. He directed them to the new school for the Mexican Americans. Mexican American parents successfully sue the school board in Lemon Grove, California to prevent the segregation of their children from Anglo children. -
Good Neighbor Policy
Roosevelt announced during his inaugural address that: "In the field of world policy I would dedicate this nation to the policy of the good neighbor, the neighbor who resolutely respects himself and, because he does so, respects the rights of others, the neighbor who respects his obligations and respects the sanctity of his agreements in and with a world of neighbors." This policy started in 1934. -
Bracero program
The Bracero progam begins, which means manual labor. It consisted of a series of laws and agreements to allow temporary contract laborers from Mexico to the US. -
Harry S. Truman visits Mexico
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. -
Bracero Program Continues
American president Franklin D. Roosevelt met with Mexican president Manuel Ávila Camacho in Monterrey, Mexico to discuss Mexico as part of the Allies in World War II and the Bracero Program. After the expiration of the initial agreement in 1947, the program was continued in agriculture under a variety of laws until it formally ended in 1964. -
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth is an American drama film that is said to be a true representation of Mexican Americans and their struggle. -
Operation Wetback
This was an immigration law enforcement initiative created by Director of Immigration and Naturalization Service. The U.S. Immigration service deports more than 3.8 million people of Mexican heritage.
