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Japanese/Mexican Labor Association
First farm worker union was organized by more than 1200 Mexican/Japanese people
To create more diversity in organized labor and to protect the interest of established unions -
U.S. border patrol
U.S. creates first border patrol to keep Asian laborers from entering the country through Mexico.
This is done to prevent laborers from secretly entering -
Mexican Revolution
Forces Mexicans into the US in hopes of finding work and safety -
New Mexico
New Mexico enters the union, segregation of Spanish children is prohibited -
Colorado
The Colorado militia attacks and kills Mexican Americans in the Ludlow Massacre -
Jones Act
US Congress grants citizenship to Puerto Ricans who are under military control by the US -
Immigration Act
restricted the entry of southern and eastern Europeans, Agricultural businesses wants Mexicans to immigrate and work on their farms
