The U.S. Deported a Million of Its Own Citizens to
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Jul 12, 2019 — The U.S. Deported a Million of Its Own Citizens to Mexico Downplaying Deportations: How T extbooks Hide the Mass Expulsion of Mexican Americans During the Great Depression
The Administration’s horrifying record on immigration, exemplified by the heartbreaking scenes of family separation during the summer of 2018, sparked a new round of discussion and debate about U.S. deportation policy. It also recalls an earlier time in U.S. history, nearly 90 years ago, when Mexican Americans and Mexican immigrants were ousted from the country in enormous numbers
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America's Forgotten History Of Mexican-
American 'Repatriation'
During the 1930s and into the 1940s, up
to 2 million Mexicans and Mexican-
Americans were deported or expelled
from cities and towns across the U.S.
and shipped to Mexico. According to
some estimates, more than half of these
people were U.S. citizens, born in the
United States
Written Communications
Item 12.1 - Acosta
Received 8/12/2024
Written Communications
Item 12.1 - Acosta
Received 8/12/2024
INS Records for 1930s Mexican Repatriations
Mexican and Mexican-American families wait to
board Mexico-bound trains in Los Angeles on
March 8, 1932.
According to research, one-third of LA's
Mexican population was expelled between 1929
and 1944 as a result of these practices.
Written Communications
Item 12.1 - Acosta
Received 8/12/2024
America's Forgotten History Of Mexican-
American 'Repatriation'
During the 1930s and into the
1940s, up to 2 million Mexicans
and Mexican-Americans were
deported or expelled from cities
and towns across the U.S. and
shipped to Mexico.
According to some estimates,
more than half of these people
were U.S. citizens, born in the
United States
Written Communications
Item 12.1 - Acosta
Received 8/12/2024