University of Groningen
American History: Essays: Anglo Amer. Colonization in Texas: Texas 1836 1848
A brief look at the declaration of independence from Mexico by Texas in 1836, the removal of restrictions on slavery, and how this dramatically increased the population and led to a much greater reliance on the cotton industry in the...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Borders and Identity
This collection of essays about the United States - Mexico border is useful in studying how living along a border affects people.
CommonLit
Common Lit: "The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child" by F. Jimenez
A collection of autobiographical short stories about a boy whose family moves from America to Mexico where they become migrant workers. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair with "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Esperanza Rising" by Pam Munoz Ryan
Esperanza is a young girl forced to leave behind a life of luxury in Mexico for a farm workers camp in California. The new experience brings Esperanza timeless lessons on life and love. Selected (7) reading passages (grades 5-8) to pair...
Texas A&M University
Sons of De Witt Colony Texas: Bustamante's Decree of 1830
As part of the Law of April 6, 1830, read this reprinting of the Bustamante's Decree, which explicitly banned any further immigration from the United States to Texas.
Curated OER
Mexican Workers
This article describes Mexicans coming to work in the United States in order to make enough money to send to their families in Mexico, though many, as stated in the article, want to eventually return to Mexico.
PBS
The Sixth Section
Site is a companion piece to a PBS special on a group of Mexican immigrants who live and work in America but send their money back home to Mexico.
Curated OER
Pbs News Hours: Q&a: Calderon Visits u.s. With Security, Immigration in Mind
Shannon On'Neil, Latin American studies fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, answers questions posed by PBS about Mexico's President Felipe Calderon's visit to the United States. The Q & Q covers a range of issues from...
BBC
Bbc: Us Brings in New Passport Rules
Because of concern about terrorism and drug smuggling, the US tightened its travel regulations requiring a passport for people flying into the US from Canada and Mexico. 1/07
Migration Policy Institute
Migration Policy Institute: Rising Child Migration to the United States
A collection of articles about the number of unaccompanied children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
PBS
Pbs: New Perspectives on the West
This in-depth resource presents a history of the American West from pre-Columbian times until World War I with profiles, documents, and images. It encourages visitors to link these into patterns of historical meaning for themselves....
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Multicultural America: Mexican Americans
Provides an overview of the traditional culture and lifestyle of Mexican Americans. (Note: Content is not the most current.)
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