Historically, most Mexicans have been economic immigrants seeking to improve their lives. In moments of civil strife, such as the Mexican Revolution (1910–1917) and the Cristero Revolt (1926–1929), many fled to the United States toescape religious and political persecution. What encourages Mexica...
The Cristero War:The Cristero War broke out in 1926 largely in the central and western regions of Mexico. The rebellion was created by fervent Catholics that claimed the Constitution of 1917 created an atheist society after it greatly decreased the power of the Catholic Church in social and ...
Petroleum production in Mexico has declined steadily as its existing oil fields are gradually depleted. Pemex, the country's government-owned monopoly, has been unable to finance needed oil prospecting in the Gulf of Mexico. The country's laws forbid such exploration by foreign corporations....
Whether six-month snowbirds or year-round residents, plenty of people from the north have found a life they like better across the border. While many Mexicans head to the United States or Canada for higher pay or better education, many go the other direction to cut down their expenses. Liv...
1990.34Boosters argued that uniting the U.S. and Mexican markets would lead to gradual convergence in wages and living standards, reducing Mexicans' motive to cross the Rio Grande. Mexico's president at the time, Carlos Salinas de Gortiari, said the country would "export goods, not people."...
This makes it one of the highest capital cities in the world. The population, of Mexico City grows bigger every day. About thirty million people live there. It has more people than any other city in the world, even more than Tokyo. Mexico also has its specialties. Many of the foods we...
Non-Mexicans who wish to enroll voluntarily must have legal residency status (Residente Temporal or Residente Permanente, formerly FM3/FM2) to qualify; foreigners in Mexico with FMM visitor permits are not eligible. Note: IMSS is not the same as the program formerly known as Seguro Popular now...
Early Central Americans and Mexicans used the seeds of cacao trees to make a drink that tasted bitter, not sweet. Later on, this drink was made into a sweet drink, known as hot chocolate today. Why does chocolate taste sweet? That’s because a lot of sugar is added. This means that ...
CNN, ESPN, CBS, ABC comments on Jews will get you banned, but it’s perfectly okay for comments that criticize Blacks, Asians, Mexicans, or Whites. Jew are the epitome of scum. It’s too bad Hitler couldn’t finish carrying out the expulsion of the Jews from Europe. peter December ...
The Drumette – This is the upper part of the arm and the thickest. Sit looks like a drumstick when separate. Sometimes you could get your chicken wings whole and unseparated at the grocery store. This means that these three parts are still connected in one piece. And at other times th...