Chapter 12

• Ideal laborers because they would go back home after they were no longer needed
• 1924 Border patrol was established
• More than half are visa abusers, people who came with a temporary visa but stayed
• History of Greed-separated about two hundred families from their land
• Mexican americans were always discriminated against regarding housing, education, and employment

• Zoot suit riots in Los Angeles 1943(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoot_Suit_Riots)

• Mexican Americans play a very small role in participating in politics.

• Relatively low naturalization because large numbers expect to return home which many did. Many did not participate in politics because they felt that it was anglo politics meaning the anglos stole their country and abused their people for a century and a half


• They resist going to school because they feel their language and culture are not welcome in the schools. This has led to many not finishing high school


• There is a connection between education and income and mexican and hispanic americans being atleast 62% lower than white families


• False that mexican americans can not speak english.


• They did not participate much in the Catholic church because it was dominated by Irish Americans, the church made clear distinctions between mexican catholics and other catholics. Catholic charities also allocated fewer dollars per capita for mexican americans because they did not have a high standard of living