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…1900 with the first major influx arriving in the 1910s, fleeing the poverty and turmoil of Mexico and seeking new opportunities in the United States. Mexico in the early 1900s was a country in transition. Most of the population consisted of farmers, working either on small farms or for one of the great estates or haciendas. In 1911, tensions and unrest…
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