Mexicans of American descent
Encyclopedia
Americans are a significant demographic in Mexico. Over 75% of Mexican immigrants are estimated to come from the United States, and Mexico hosts the largest number of US emigrants. Most commonly, American immigrants are children of natural-born Mexicans
. When parents are deported to Mexico, children who were born on the other side are claimed by the government of the United States
. Mexico recognized as citizens of those Mexican states of New Mexico
, Arizona
, Texas
, California
and Nevada
left over from the U.S. side after the Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo to protect their property, farms and ranches but they had to adopt a new nationality (such deceased, really very few descendants have decided to regain their Mexican nationality). Many of its members have dual nationality, and among them are entrepreneurs, businessmen, showbiz people (actors, actresses, musicians), religious ministers, academics, students and others. They retain customs such as Thanksgiving Day, the Independence Day of the United States (July 4) or meetings Jazz
in some Mexican cities.
) as traders in California
(at the time, the State of California was included as one Mexican state), Nevada
, Arizona
, Utah
, Colorado
, New Mexico
, and Texas
– which were formerly under Mexican rule – but soon as permanent settlers. When these settlers revolted against Mexico in 1846 for the plan to acquire land from them long before they entered there, selected number of Americans who married Mexicans migrate to the rest of present land of Mexico. After a century until present, many American settlers, mostly from Gulf States
) entered Mexico as businesspeople. Recent American settlers also include African Americans, Asian Americans, and Arab Americans with some Hispanic Americans of other origins (especially Puerto Ricans
as they are native-born U.S. citizens) and Pacific Islander
Americans (example here is actress Tongolele). One known Mexican of U.S. or Anglo American ancestry is former president Vicente Fox
whose great-grandfather reportedly of German American
ancestry left Cincinnati for Mexico in the 1860s after the U.S. Civil war. Tens of thousands of Southern Americans fled to Mexico from the defeated Confederate States of America
during the Reconstruction era.
and Spanish
, either of which can be that person's first language. The latter is normally spoken in the Mexican dialect
.
. Estimations indicate there to be 2 million Mormans in Mexico.) There has been a small migration of American Jews
into Mexico, a minority may have Mexican Jewish ancestry descended from the Sephardic population from Spain in the late 16th century.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
. When parents are deported to Mexico, children who were born on the other side are claimed by the government of the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Mexico recognized as citizens of those Mexican states of New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
left over from the U.S. side after the Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo to protect their property, farms and ranches but they had to adopt a new nationality (such deceased, really very few descendants have decided to regain their Mexican nationality). Many of its members have dual nationality, and among them are entrepreneurs, businessmen, showbiz people (actors, actresses, musicians), religious ministers, academics, students and others. They retain customs such as Thanksgiving Day, the Independence Day of the United States (July 4) or meetings Jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
in some Mexican cities.
History
The first American settlement in Mexico was the entry of Americans (mostly of European descentWhite American
White Americans are people of the United States who are considered or consider themselves White. The United States Census Bureau defines White people as those "having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa...
) as traders in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
(at the time, the State of California was included as one Mexican state), Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
, Colorado
Colorado
Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
, and Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
– which were formerly under Mexican rule – but soon as permanent settlers. When these settlers revolted against Mexico in 1846 for the plan to acquire land from them long before they entered there, selected number of Americans who married Mexicans migrate to the rest of present land of Mexico. After a century until present, many American settlers, mostly from Gulf States
Gulf Coast of the United States
The Gulf Coast of the United States, sometimes referred to as the Gulf South, South Coast, or 3rd Coast, comprises the coasts of American states that are on the Gulf of Mexico, which includes Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and are known as the Gulf States...
) entered Mexico as businesspeople. Recent American settlers also include African Americans, Asian Americans, and Arab Americans with some Hispanic Americans of other origins (especially Puerto Ricans
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
as they are native-born U.S. citizens) and Pacific Islander
Oceania
Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
Americans (example here is actress Tongolele). One known Mexican of U.S. or Anglo American ancestry is former president Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox
Vicente Fox Quesada is a Mexican former politician who served as President of Mexico from 1 December 2000 to 30 November 2006 and currently serves as co-President of the Centrist Democrat International, an international organization of Christian democratic political parties.Fox was elected...
whose great-grandfather reportedly of German American
German American
German Americans are citizens of the United States of German ancestry and comprise about 51 million people, or 17% of the U.S. population, the country's largest self-reported ancestral group...
ancestry left Cincinnati for Mexico in the 1860s after the U.S. Civil war. Tens of thousands of Southern Americans fled to Mexico from the defeated Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America was a government set up from 1861 to 1865 by 11 Southern slave states of the United States of America that had declared their secession from the U.S...
during the Reconstruction era.
Language
Most Mexicans of American descent speak EnglishEnglish language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, either of which can be that person's first language. The latter is normally spoken in the Mexican dialect
Mexican Spanish
Mexican Spanish is a version of the Spanish language, as spoken in Mexico and in various places of Canada and the United States of America, where there are communities of Mexican origin....
.
Religion
Most Mexicans of American descent are Christians, either Catholic or Protestant (which includes MormonsChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traces its current dispensation beginnings to Joseph Smith, Jr. on April 6, 1830 in Western New York. Initial converts were drawn to the church in part because of the newly published Book of Mormon, a self-described chronicle of indigenous American...
. Estimations indicate there to be 2 million Mormans in Mexico.) There has been a small migration of American Jews
American Jews
American Jews, also known as Jewish Americans, are American citizens of the Jewish faith or Jewish ethnicity. The Jewish community in the United States is composed predominantly of Ashkenazi Jews who emigrated from Central and Eastern Europe, and their U.S.-born descendants...
into Mexico, a minority may have Mexican Jewish ancestry descended from the Sephardic population from Spain in the late 16th century.