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fasttense

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6. During the 1st Great Depression, immigrants fled the US too.

Reply to AlphaCentauri (Original post)

Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:22 AM

Nov 2012

It's more likely an economic cause. But during depressions and recessions feelings toward immigrants are used as political weapons and stir up racial hatred. So, there is also an element of feeling hatred that makes immigrants flee during lousy economic times.

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Mexicans feeling persecuted flee U.S. [View all] AlphaCentauri Nov 2012 OP

If Oscar Castellanos and his sister were born in Arizona and are US citizens, they aren't Mexicans slackmaster Nov 2012 #1

certainly their parents are. the children did not make the decision to leave the US. Parents did. robinlynne Nov 2012 #4

Somehow I remember the Sout Park episode with Mantiquilla Xyzse Nov 2012 #2

HOW SAD ROBROX Nov 2012 #3

So how John2 Nov 2012 #5

The Arizona law would require that police report undocumenteds to the federal government. Pterodactyl Nov 2012 #7

During the 1st Great Depression, immigrants fled the US too. fasttense Nov 2012 #6

Sad that they felt they had to go. I hope the boy adjusts. TwilightGardener Nov 2012 #8