Thousands of Mexicans as well as people from other countries cross through this zone to enter the United States in the hope of a better life. Some of those migrants suffered abuse from police employees at the Boarder Patrol. Most immigrants from Mexico leave within a few years, and those who stay are the best educated and have the best paying jobs, says a study. The person who did this study was Belinda Reyes.
Nearly 60 percent of immigrants who are unemployed return within one year to Mexico. Ira Mehlman is a spokesman for FAIR, the Federation for American Immigration Reform. 300,000 people each year enter the country illegally and stay. Based on 31 communities in Western Mexico, estimates 504,000 documented and undocumented immigrants move to the U.S. each year from those towns. 27 percent ---137,000--- stay longer than 10 years, two thirds are destined for California. By the year 2,000, Sao Paula will have 25 million residents, Calcutta 16 million, and Bombay 24 million.
Mexico City has gone from 9 million to 20 million in 20 years. Some of the people in the U.S. think the government is against Mexicans. What do you think? Some people judge Mexicans by the color of their skin or by the way they talk.
During the years 1996-1998, marks the time of the anniversary of the Mexican American war. The important individual anniversary will be the signing of the treaty by Guadalupe Hidalgo which took place February 2, 1848. The treaty formally ended the two year conflict between the U.S. and Mexico. Some people, mostly on the U.S. Courts, see the treaty as dead. Others see it as the basic document that governs relations between the two countries. Other people see it as a living human rights document that relates to people of Mexican origin living in the U.S. It is time to make a difference. Let's not let this thing happen again.
Resources:
Johannsen, Robert W., America's Forgotten War, (1846-1848), Vol. 20, The Wilson Quarterly, 1 March 1996, pp. 96(10). (Electronic Library January 28,1998)
Thomas E. Weil, Mexico: Chapter 5b, Social Mobility, Countries of the World, 1 January 1991 (Electronic Library January 28, 1998)
