2. What led to the deportation of Mexican Americans in the Southwest during the Depression? They demanded free food and other forms of public relief more than white Americans did.
They could be officially classified as "foreigners" taking American jobs.
They were taking hard-to-find public works jobs away from native-born Americans.
They considered themselves to be Mexican citizens and often lived in Mexico.

They could be officially classified as "foreigners" taking American jobs.

Explanation:

The reason behind these horrible raids was because Mexican immigrants were supposedly taking resources and jobs that should have gone to white americans who were affected by the great depression.

Over 1 million mexican americans were sent to mexico. some volunteered but most were tricked and were to old or had diseases to stop it.

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