US Immigration Mexican Border Crossings

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Numerous Mexicans came to Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Texas in the late 19th and early 20th century. Records of 20th century Mexican border crossings are available at the National Archives and Family History Library. These include:

Historical Ports of Entry on the United States - Mexico Border

Arizona

• Aros Ranch, Douglas, Lochiel, Naco and Nogales, Arizona, alien arrivals 1906-1910
  
  
• Douglas, alien arrivals 1906-1955
  
• Naco, index and manifests 1908-1952
  
• Nogales, index and manifests 1905-1952
  
• San Luis, alphabetical manifests 1929-1952
• Sasabe/San Fernanodo, index and manifests 1919-1952

California

• Andrade and Campo (Tecate), alien arrivals 1910-1952
• San Ysidro (Tia Juana) alien arrivals 1908-1952

New Mexico

• Columbus, New Mexico, alphabetical manifests 1917-1954
• see also Texas: El Paso, Fabens, Fort Hancock, Ysleta

Texas

• Brownsville, Del Rio, Eagle Pass, El Paso, Laredo, Presidio, Rio Grande City, and Roma, Texas, alien arrivals 1903-1909 (A3365)
  
  
• Brownsville, indexes and manifests 1905-1953 (M1502)
  
• Eagle Pass, chronological manifests 1905-1953 (M1758)
• Eagle Pass, alphabetical cards 1905-1929 (M1754) 
• Eagle Pass, index to manifests 1929-1953 (M2040)
• Eagle Pass, mostly alphabetical manifests 1928-1953 (M2041)
• El Paso, alphabetical manifests 1924-1954 (M1757)
• El Paso, alphabetical applications for I.D. cards 1945-1952 (M175)
• Fabens, alphabetical cards 1924-1954 (M1768)
• Fort Hancock, alphabetical manifests 1924-1954 (M1766)
  
• Laredo, alien arrivals 1903-1907 (M2008)
  
• Laredo, alphabetical manifest cards 1903-1929 (A3379)
• Laredo, alphabetical manifest cards 1929-1955 (M1722)
• Progreso/Thayer, index and manifests 1928-1955 (M1851)
  
• Roma, index and manifests 1928-1955 (M1503)
  
• Ysleta, alphabetical manifests and applications for I.D. cards 1924-1954 (M1849)
• Zapata, indexes and manifests 1923-1953 (M2024)