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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. </span><br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups. | ||
===Immigration Into Mexico=== | |||
*European immigration to Mexico started with Hernán Cortez in 1521. Many Spaniards, looking for new opportunities and a better life, came to settle the new land. Indian villages, towns, and cities were overtaken or replaced by the Spanish. | |||
*During the colonial period, the kings of Spain tried, through legislation, to keep other Europeans away from Mexico. | |||
*After gaining independence, Mexico started to encourage more non-Spanish immigration. Mexico wanted the trade and industry that foreigners brought. | |||
*In 1824, a law was passed that offered land and security to non-Spanish foreigners. | |||
*Most immigrants arrived at the major '''port of Veracruz''' or '''crossed the United States’ border''', some after arriving in '''Galveston'''. | |||
*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.''' | |||
===Emigration From Mexico=== | ===Emigration From Mexico=== | ||
*The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 set the boundaries between United States and Mexico. Since that period there has been a continual emigration from Mexico into the United States. | *The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 and the Gadsden Purchase of 1853 set the boundaries between United States and Mexico. Since that period there has been a continual emigration from Mexico into the United States. | ||