In the days of the resulting mass unemployment, US Secretary of Labor William Doak decided that Mexicans were holding jobs that should go to 'real' (read: white) Americans. He organized mass deportations back to Mexico, even of the many Mexicans who were legally staying and working in the US.
Many of them were forcefully deported to reduce relief numbers. More than 400,000 people, many of them Americans by birth, were sent across the border into Mexico. They represented approximately one third of total Mexican population in the southwestern US at the time (1933). Nowadays, it is considered one of the most shameful episodes of US history, albeit it is one of the least known.
Those who were able to stay, had to endure harsh conditions as they were not eligible for benefits under worker's compensation, due to their Immigration status. Many of them left the United States and returned to Mexico.
Many Mexican-Americans were deportedto Mexico due to the discrimination
They became sad
They worked with farm workers.
Many thought Mexican Americans were taking jobs and welfare money from white Americans.
discriminatory practices worsened during the great depression.
What did some americans question during the great depression?
The Great Depression really didn't impact immigrants to the US as a separate group, because immigration had been severly restricted after 1920.
the homeless rate during the great depression was nearly 25 percent of Americans.
discriminatory practices worsened during the great depression.
Many thought Mexican Americans were taking jobs and welfare money from white Americans.
Many thought Mexican Americans were taking jobs and welfare money from white Americans.
discriminatory practices worsened during the great depression.
discriminatory practices worsened during the great depression.
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What did some americans question during the great depression?
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There are many Americans who were alive during the depression.
The Great Depression really didn't impact immigrants to the US as a separate group, because immigration had been severly restricted after 1920.
the homeless rate during the great depression was nearly 25 percent of Americans.
Americans had many values during the Depression. Americans still valued family and experience despite the poor environment going on outside.