... group consists of those who share a unique social and cultural heritage that is passed on from generation to generation. I will begin to examine the Mexican American ethnic group, probing the historical circumstances that impelled them to come to America, focusing on the structure and functioning of their family life to determine or, at least, to raise ... and their constitutive families. Historical Background The history of the Mexican American people predates by many years the incorporation of the Southwest into the United States. Native to the Southwest, the Mexican American people hav...

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... and duty to expand for our best interests. If anyone were to stand in our way, so be it. This feeling still existed around the time of the Spanish-American war, and also was a basis for our expansion into Cuba and the Philippines. Theodore Roosevelt personifies this feeling in Document F, "If a nation shows that it knows how to act with reasonable efficiency and decency in ... major role. Settlers colonizing Texas felt strong nationalistic ties to the United States after their host, Mexico, tried to impose their laws on them. This, which led to the Mexican-American war and annexation of...

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... which have created such attitudes on the part of Mexican Americans? Operation Wetback was a repatriation project of the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to eradicate illegal Mexican immigrants from the Southwest. What was most alarming about Operation Wetback was the initial deception by the INS. One year before the implementation of Operation Wetback, the INS had launched a "friendly- public-relations effort in the Spanish-speaking communities. Immigration officials contacted ... the east, until World War I, crossing the border was trouble-free and people entering f...

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