1910-1930: Mexico becomes a more unsafe place to live in as poverty increases after the Mexican Revolution. Many Mexicans immigrate cross the border to the US.
Mexican immigrants to the US excel at the jobs they work in agriculture and expand the industry.
You stole my job!
I am a U.S. citizen now and have earned/worked at this job fairly.
What are we going to do now?! We have to prioritize the economy and well-being of our citizens!
The Great Depression plagues the US, and results in mass job losses for both Mexican-Americans and US Citizens alike.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushed by a struggling population to draft a policy that mass deports Mexican immigrants, including US born people of Mexican ancestry.
The House and Senate have passed a bill...
The US severely restricts immigration though out the rest of the 1930s and into the 1940s up to WW2. An anti-Mexico sentiment breeds, and many Americans form racist biases against our southern neighbors.
Look! Americans have more jobs and our nation/economy is rebuilding!
Well- not exactly. We may be coming back and strengthening, but we are have really shorted immigration, and are neglecting our role on the global stage.
World War II: The US seeks inexpensive labor to aid wartime production. Harsh immigration restrictions are lifted.
Immigration policy with our southern neighbors is essentially a cycle, and is demonstrated throughout now, and history. US legislation has a tendency of adjusting immigration stances to when it most benefits us, rather than just consistently treating Mexican immigrants the same.