Those Mexicans are the reason you are able to buy food!
Fun Facts::Mexican immigrants are a significant part of the U.S. workforce, particularly in industries like agriculture, construction, and hospitality!
Hispanic households, including Mexican immigrants, contribute significantly to U.S. tax revenues at both the federal and state levels!
And did you know:
Before 1854 a large part of the western U.S., including much of Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming was actually part of Mexico.
Though war, treaties and land purchases roughly 100,000 Mexicans came under the jurisdiction of the U.S.
In what had been their own land, these new American citizens faced racial discrimination including loss of property, low wages and even lynching.
By 1890, the need for cheap labor had drawn another 75,000 Mexicans to the U.S.
And after the Mexican revolution of 1910 another massive wave of immigrants sought relative safety here.
Despite regular cycles of immigration and deportation millions of Mexicans have continued to make the U.S. their home. Here they have played a vital role in our culture and economy, filling many blue collar jobs and serving their country honorably in World War II, Korea, Vietnam and of course, the Gulf Wars.
