The major attraction was rights that many citizens desired to be on board with to actually gain rights. Mexicans would become Americans and in a manner be privileged. If you did not take the offer you lose your American entitlement and cannot embrace to be an American citizen. The demand for land correlated to be bigger and grow. This demand was to create a border between the two countries, but extended. The border extend is detailed that is quoting, “The U.S. claim to the Rio Grande as the boundary sprang from the expansionist ideas of a series of American Citizens” (Castillo, 1990, 11). The relevance of extension was helping out Mexico in a manner. Land is being demanded and in return Mexico would be paid for the extended border line that would benefit the Mexican’s …show more content…
As time passed, the treaty was being alternated like as quoted, “In his message to Congress he recommended not only ratification but also the deletion of Article X, which dealt with land grants and a secret article relating to the extension of the period of ratification” (Castillo, 1990, 44). This quote is detailing the importance of rights that were granted, but being alternated to get rid not only land grants that means losing rights to their own lands like homes or ranches, but also included rights of laws to the Constitution and connected to the education rights. It all ties to lost rights not being fully protected and included much relevance for the Mexicans leaving their past culture and living on ideally new lands as a new