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*Of those who came, the largest groups were those seeking the freedom to practice their religion. Among them were the '''Mennonites and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'''.  
*Of those who came, the largest groups were those seeking the freedom to practice their religion. Among them were the '''Mennonites and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'''.  
*Many people from '''Lebanon and Syria''' emigrated to Mexico in the early 1900s. During this same period, '''German, Polish, Chinese, Swedish, Italian, French, and British citizens also came in small groups, usually integrating into the community after a few years or a generation.'''
*Many people from '''Lebanon and Syria''' emigrated to Mexico in the early 1900s. During this same period, '''German, Polish, Chinese, Swedish, Italian, French, and British citizens also came in small groups, usually integrating into the community after a few years or a generation.'''
===Immigration Into Mexico===
The Family History Library has some passports from the Governmental Division of the National Archives in Mexico, however there is no index to this file:
*''Pasaportes, 1821–1873. ''(Passports, 1821–1873). Mexico D.F.: Archivo General de la Ciudad de México, 1988. (On 31 FHL films beginning with 1520483.)
Very few records that record immigration into Mexico have been identified. The immigration records that have been identified at the National Archive of Mexico are currently difficult to search. Those for the 20th century can be found by following these steps.
Use this link to the [https://archivos.gob.mx/guiageneral/ Guía General de Fondos en Línea or the catalog of records online] for the Archivo General de la Nación de Mexico. Use this link to get to the immigration cards for foreigners in Mexico. Click on the following links on the left side of the page in the order given below. As you click on each link, the list will expand with more options.
# Archivo General de la nación
# Instituciones Gubernamentales época moderna y contemporánea
# Administracion Publica Federal S XX
# Secretaria de Gobernación Siglo XX
# Departamento de Migración
# Departamento de Migración 201
# Choose the nationality
# Choose a Caja
# Once you’re in a Caja you will see a list of names in alphabetical order.
# Click on the name of interest and you can see a summary of the information. You can order a copy of the original from the archive.
For a list of the different groups that immigrated into Mexico, see the "Minorities" section.


==What Can Be Found in the Records==
==What Can Be Found in the Records==
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