Mexican Immigration Sociology
Despite race and cultural differences, there was one similarity between immigrant groups and it was a dream for a new beginning and freedom from wars and religious persecutions. Many of whom would be known as Mexican Americans came to American believing this was a world of free jobs and would be paradise. The first wave of immigrants came occurring before World War II, most being agricultural workers, the U.S had a number of Mexican immigrants rising from 105,200 in 1900 in the NY area. The “Bracero” temporary worker program helped many immigrants with a few million temporary visas issued to Mexican workers but their journey here wasn’t easy. Many who struggled to get in to the United States waited despite having no food or money, but never gave up until they were recruited for labor jobs. After the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, this nation recruited an enormous
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amount of land, including what would later become California and Texas. Many of the Mexicans already living in the lands would become U.S citizens but still felt like they were treated like second class citizens and that they were deprived of their home land. Even though throughout the great depression many Mexican immigrants and even U.S citizens were affected greatly due to food shortages, job crisis and sadly deportation; The U.S managed to send many families off to camps that provided food, housing and medicine and to create a safe haven for them.
By the end of the depression, many immigrants worked in mining and ranching and had migrated North and East of the U.S for a more urban life. Having over 33 million Mexican Americans in the United States now in 2015, we can see how far we’ve come with contribution to the growing Latin American influence on the everyday life of all Americans. The nation's clothing, music, architecture, literature, and food have all been influenced by the growing Latin and Mexican American populations and have helped shape the United States we are today.
Immigration has come long before the 1900’s and another group of individuals who fled religious persecutions and hardship were Scots-Irish settlers whom migrated around the 1700’s. Even though the “Great Migration” developed passing 1718, they had attempted to migrate earlier in 1636 but had to abandon their voyage due to the weather conditions. The two groups of Scots-Irish migrants came from two areas whom
were the Bann Valley area north of Garvagh and Kilrea and Foyle Valley area including the Laggan of co. Donegal and parts of counties Londonderry and Tyrone, north of Strabane. A Reverend named James McGregor gave a sermon in which he explained the reason to flee was to avoid oppression and cruel bondage, to shun persecution and designed ruin and to have an opportunity of worshipping God according to the dictates of conscience and the rules of His Inspired Word, which created a reason for migrants to want to leave as well as political and economic circumstances. As many other immigrating groups their expectations of the new world were something unreal, as one historian has observed: “Their imagined America seemed to offer economic opportunities they had come to expect, religious freedom they had never enjoyed, and the unity they had lost”. They experienced many inconveniences in their voyage to the New world as they encountered with dangers that came from the sea such as storms, shipwrecks, pirates, and starvation. One of many ships took a trip that lasted 5 months and 100 of its passengers and crew members didn’t make it to landing. Not many of the ships landings were ever recorded but it is known that four ships whose names were the William and Elizabeth, the McCallum, the Mary and Elizabeth, the William and Mary had landed a summer day in 1718 Boston. Even though once they arrived their expectations of the new world were too high and they still faced some issues. “Papist” became a name used to call the migrants as many New Englanders thought they were a burden to them and some proved them right since they had no way to support them abroad there. Many traveled south and stayed in an unsettled area called Nutfield whose name came from the great quantity of chestnuts, walnuts, and butternuts found there. Londonderry previously known as Nutfield is now to be known as one of the English states whose origin reflect on the Scots-Irish migrants.
All in all, many different immigrant groups faced equal harsh realities once the New World paradise they had hoped for was a lot tougher on them. The United states of America is known to be a country founded on freedom and immigrants, many of today’s big cities we’re build and cultivated by different immigrant groups and the cultures they brought with them. Having such a vast variety of cultures come together in one country, you have seen that it has taken its toll on today’s politics, we have Mexican- Americans working in our governments and more than likely citizens of Scots-Irish background as well. We have had different views on immigrants as far as Americans and some haven’t been very welcoming but as we grow, there’s always hope one day we’ll realize that despite the differences we all live in America for one same dream and that is to live freely and with peace.
amount of land, including what would later become California and Texas. Many of the Mexicans already living in the lands would become U.S citizens but still felt like they were treated like second class citizens and that they were deprived of their home land. Even though throughout the great depression many Mexican immigrants and even U.S citizens were affected greatly due to food shortages, job crisis and sadly deportation; The U.S managed to send many families off to camps that provided food, housing and medicine and to create a safe haven for them.
By the end of the depression, many immigrants worked in mining and ranching and had migrated North and East of the U.S for a more urban life. Having over 33 million Mexican Americans in the United States now in 2015, we can see how far we’ve come with contribution to the growing Latin American influence on the everyday life of all Americans. The nation's clothing, music, architecture, literature, and food have all been influenced by the growing Latin and Mexican American populations and have helped shape the United States we are today.
Immigration has come long before the 1900’s and another group of individuals who fled religious persecutions and hardship were Scots-Irish settlers whom migrated around the 1700’s. Even though the “Great Migration” developed passing 1718, they had attempted to migrate earlier in 1636 but had to abandon their voyage due to the weather conditions. The two groups of Scots-Irish migrants came from two areas whom
were the Bann Valley area north of Garvagh and Kilrea and Foyle Valley area including the Laggan of co. Donegal and parts of counties Londonderry and Tyrone, north of Strabane. A Reverend named James McGregor gave a sermon in which he explained the reason to flee was to avoid oppression and cruel bondage, to shun persecution and designed ruin and to have an opportunity of worshipping God according to the dictates of conscience and the rules of His Inspired Word, which created a reason for migrants to want to leave as well as political and economic circumstances. As many other immigrating groups their expectations of the new world were something unreal, as one historian has observed: “Their imagined America seemed to offer economic opportunities they had come to expect, religious freedom they had never enjoyed, and the unity they had lost”. They experienced many inconveniences in their voyage to the New world as they encountered with dangers that came from the sea such as storms, shipwrecks, pirates, and starvation. One of many ships took a trip that lasted 5 months and 100 of its passengers and crew members didn’t make it to landing. Not many of the ships landings were ever recorded but it is known that four ships whose names were the William and Elizabeth, the McCallum, the Mary and Elizabeth, the William and Mary had landed a summer day in 1718 Boston. Even though once they arrived their expectations of the new world were too high and they still faced some issues. “Papist” became a name used to call the migrants as many New Englanders thought they were a burden to them and some proved them right since they had no way to support them abroad there. Many traveled south and stayed in an unsettled area called Nutfield whose name came from the great quantity of chestnuts, walnuts, and butternuts found there. Londonderry previously known as Nutfield is now to be known as one of the English states whose origin reflect on the Scots-Irish migrants.
All in all, many different immigrant groups faced equal harsh realities once the New World paradise they had hoped for was a lot tougher on them. The United states of America is known to be a country founded on freedom and immigrants, many of today’s big cities we’re build and cultivated by different immigrant groups and the cultures they brought with them. Having such a vast variety of cultures come together in one country, you have seen that it has taken its toll on today’s politics, we have Mexican- Americans working in our governments and more than likely citizens of Scots-Irish background as well. We have had different views on immigrants as far as Americans and some haven’t been very welcoming but as we grow, there’s always hope one day we’ll realize that despite the differences we all live in America for one same dream and that is to live freely and with peace.