Ethnic Groups

The ethnic group named Hispanics, or to be more specific, Mexicans have been a part of the United States for over 350 years. They date back from the 1800s where they resided in large parts of California, New Mexico, and Texas. The Mexican American ethnic group plays an important role in the everyday grind of the United States. They are involved in society from politics to the entertainment industry. The Mexican ethnic group has shown progress and has evolved tremendously over the last couple of decades. They have gone through good and bad times just like every other ethnic group in our country because of the many physical and cultural differences. These differences are what make this ethnic group very special and an important contributor to the rise of this country.

Mexican Americans have rich history that date back to the 1800s. People that lived in Texas back in 1830 were called Tejanos. They were so far away from the capital of Mexico, Mexico City that it was hard to follow all of the laws that Mexico had for the country. The Tejanos were self-efficient and wanted to be their own country. The issue that finally ended the relationship between the Mexican government and the people from Texas was the end of slavery. The Tejanos were invested in slavery and was ordered to end slavery and take a huge loss economically. On October 2, 1835, Texas declared war on Mexico and the war was later called The Texas Revolution or The Texas Independence.

Another great part of the Mexican American history was a couple of years later where Mexico lost or sold as a part of a peace treaty many states that are a part of the United States today. The Mexican American War was a conflict between Mexico and the United States from 1846 to 1848. This event happened after Texas began their Independence and Mexico still considered Texas part of its territory. The American Army invaded and conquered New Mexico and California. While that was happening in the West, another group of the American Army had conquered Mexico City which led Mexico or forced Mexico to sell all of its northern territories. Mexico and the United States agreed on the Treaty of Guadalupe which ended the war and gave of the northern states to the United States.

Through the many years that Mexican Americans have lived in the United States, they have faced many different types of discrimination from the differences in culture, appearance, and the use of their language which is Spanish. Most of the discrimination that they face is because the majority of illegal immigrants in the United States come from Latin America, and they are the largest group in Latin America. It is unfair, but that is the world that we live in today. Times are better now for Mexican Americans because of the different laws set by the government to slow down discrimination and racism. In a perfect world, the Mexican American group will be looked at one of the most advanced and one of the biggest contributors