1930s
Forced migration / discriminationSupplement
Mexican repatriation campaigns
United States and Mexico; Mexican immigrants and U.S. citizens of Mexican ancestry
Economic crisis fueled organized pressure to leave the United States. Raids, coercion and expulsion reached citizens as well as immigrants, often on the basis of perceived Mexican identity.
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Context / qualification
The campaigns involved different authorities and forms of pressure; not every departure was a formal deportation.