The beginning of the Mexicans moving into the United States began with the war between Mexico and the United States. The United States had pushed their boundaries westward and started moving into Texas. Texas had many resources and it was also owned by Mexico. While more and more Americans moved into Texas, the President decided that it should belong to the United States, declaring it was Manifest Destiny. Mexico, of course, did not want to give up their land and after many words passed between them, General Santa Anna decided to take action. Their first major war was at the Alamo. This was a fort that was owned my Americans. Mexico won and became controlled by Mexico in 1836. This and other massacres led to the Battle of San Jacinto where American …show more content…
But the Mexicans have preserved and many of them have been able to have a better life. In 1900 most of the Mexican worked in agriculture and were the least urbanized group in the United States. [3]. But by 1920, 47 percent of the Mexican that were born in Mexico had moved to urban areas. Many of the Mexicans became merchants or took middle level jobs. [4] The history of Mexican immigration is filled with push and pull reasons. In their own country, they had been harmed and uprooted and found some security and better jobs in