Both the US and Mex. are products of European colonialism. Does either country have a better claim to the SW?
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the u.s. paid for the s.w. with blood and cash.\nunfortunately now we're just paying for it in cash.\nbut we'll pay for it in blood again. i think somebody needs a reminder, mexico has no respect for us- or our laws.\n\ntime to step up,citizens??
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I would say that yes, Mexico is passive aggressive towards America. I wouldn't go so far as to say that Mexico is "expanding", there is however a huge amount of the population that doesn't want to be there.
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Mexico fought France, and won, and with the US, and lost.
484125
a mexibilly? hicksicans?
107068
If it was it was stolen by Texans.  Texas won it's independence in 1836 and was the Texas Republic until 1845 when it joined the Union.  The Mexican-American War was not until after that.  Lincoln's single term in the U.S. Congress was from 1847-1849.  If it can be said that we stole any lands from Mexico as a result of the settlement of a war, could it not be said that Mexico had itself stolen these lands from Spain?  Then of course we all know who had them before that and had it stole from them as well.  Are we now trying to rewrite history books to make them politically correct without stepping on anyone's toes?
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The answer is B. Aztec\n\nThey are also known as the Mexica.  The empire flourished in various stages of development for nearly 4,000 years before first contact with Europeans.  In 1859, the lands were in vaded by the Spanish.  Hundreds of thousands of Aztecs died of disease, most of smallpox.  Two years later, in 1861, the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was captured.  Today, the land of Tenochtitlan is what you would know as Mexico City.
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jtuckerndfw is wrong.  Cinco de Mayo signified the French's defeat by Mexico.
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The U.S. doesn't have an official language as such ... but we should have!!  And present day Mexicans have no claim whatsoever over any part of the U.S. ... even the Mexican constitution acknowledges where the border is drawn, and what belongs to Mexico ... and having read their constitution, I didn't find one reference to California or New Mexico or whatever they want to claim belongs to Mexico ... we have to deal with the realities of TODAY ... not the realities of hundreds of years ago ... at the same token, Russia could then claim Estonia again ... Sweden could claim the ports of Germany .... and on and on it goes ....
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Sure, Sam Houston beat the Mexican Army back in 1836, then the US military had beaten them again 1848. There is plenty of oil there to help out with growth not to mention the labor pool that has improved their skill in the past 30 years.  Mexico being added to the US would do wonders for the economy, then 70% of the poorest of the population would increase their standard of living into the modern world. But we would have to sink in tons of money in Federal programs to break up all the corruption, that in itself makes it not worth it.
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DING!\n\nThey have an economy of over a trillion dollars.  They have a wide variety of jobs - Mexico is doing fine there now.  They send people here to colonize.  Google La Reconquista.\n\nThey have to settle the distance between rich and poverty just like the rest of us, not send their citizens backed by their government to reclaim American land and have our tax dollars support them.\n\nSealborders is waking up!!! Congradulations!!!! Email me sometime!!!\n\nIf you don't think that I wouldn't pick crops all day or clean peoples houses without shame, you don't know me and my fellow Americans!!\n\nAnd the more opportunities in America...show me!  I've got tons of friends fighting for a better life!
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Americans are how we from the United States are formally known throughout the world.  In my travels to England and Germany I always wrote my nationality as "American".  If I had written "United Statesian they would have laughed and asked me to correct it.  When Europeans refer to our country they call it "America".  No other country seems to have a problem with this but Mexico.  The misnomer "United Statesian" comes from the Spanish "estadounidense", an immigration term which replaced "norteamericano" ("North American, another incorrect immigration term for us).  \n\nMany Mexicans argue that Mexico is part of the American continent so they have the right to be called American too.  Well, they´ll run into problems if they travel out of the country if they put "American" as their nationality instead of "Mexican".  If you go to Europe you will never find a French person insisting that you call them "European".\n\nThis "United Statesian" ridiculousness is just a result of Mexico´s purported hatred of us, yet hypocrisy in their strive to be more like us by calling themselves Americans too.
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Technically, Spain at time owned the area from Texas all the way to California and all the way up north to Oregon. When the Mexicans won their independence from Spain in 1823, I believe, they inherited what was then New Spain or as its known, "Nuevo Espana". And yes, it did include Colorado. But in the 1840s, America wanted to expand all the way westward and Americans were moving to modern-day Texas. The Americans wanted Texas to become American. Mexico actually encouraged American immigration to the region because of two major reasons. The first region was the Texas territory of what was then Mexico was underpopulated with a few missionary outposts. Second of all, the citizens they had in the area the more government revenue they could have gotten. The allure of the Texas territory was the gold rush. However, the Mexicans had one caveat about American immigration to the region. The Mexicans outlawed slavery. The Americans felt that since they were paying taxes to the Mexican governnment that the Mexican government should just mind their business. (Sounds familiar)\n   Fast foward, Mexico sent troops to the Texas area to keep the Americans in line. The Americans fought against the Mexicans and defeated Mexico at the battle at the Alamo. Mexico had no choice but to give Texas its independence. It is important to note that Texas was an independent nation. Later the Americans bought about 1 million acres from Mexico called the Gadsen Purchase. It is also important to note that Mexico's hold over the far-flung reaches of their possessions north of the Rio Grande was weak at best. \n But the United States won the New Spain territory or after Mexican independence, New Mexico via the Mexican-American war. Technically to say that America belonged them isn't true as Spain only colonized Mexico in 1509. Simple subtraction find the western US belonged to Mexico(1848-1823) only 25 years. It belonged to Spain for (1823-1509) 314 years.
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The war between the U.S. and Mexico. The White settlers were being attacked by Mexicans & Indians since they were settling in areas they previously controled. But the Whites kept comming and fought back and eventually the U.S. government even helped out. After the Mexicans had their arses whipped they agreed (in return for us giving them back the capital - Mexico city that we occupied) to give us land that today makes up the 7 Southwestern States the mestizos want back. So in that war the U.S. gainged more territory for the White man than any other war we fought or via any other way. However the mestizos are getting it back since we are not defending it anymore. The war with Mexico was in 1848 to 1850 I think.
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thank you to post above,  correct i have this problem in my state\n\n\nto nickhardy we didnt steal it from you we bought it Why not sue Spain or Portugal for your stolen land? It is no more ridiculous to demand it from them than it is to demand it from the United States. We bought it from your conquerors, fought for it with a brand new Mexico, and won. Too bad for you, that means... You're Mexican! and we aren't. End of story. That is who you are\nLa Raza's stupid...they don't even know the history that they're using to complain about. They complain about Texas being "stolen" from them, well, BULL!
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It goes back to the US-Mexican War of the mid 1800s. A good part of the Western US was claimed by Mexico and not yet part of the US. The US fought a war and won and paid a pittance in reparations to the Mexican government - something like $20 million (Not sure of the exact amount, though.) The next year, gold was discovered in California and the year after (1849), California was made a state. The Mexican government has been bitter about this ever since, especially since the amount of wealth taken from the Sierra foothills in the Gold Rush was many, many times greater than paid to the Mexican government. There has also been some rumblings from Spanish radio that that is why there are so many Mexican-Americans in Los Angeles - that they're trying to take it back by culturally overwhelming the city. I don't know if that is true; I have just read about it in some mainstream media stories here in CalifonriMF \n\nMaybe you don't live in California or have heard this before, but it is a REAL sentiment among many Mexican-Americans. (I am not Mexican  American; I am just reporting what I have read.)
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I doubt it. Investment in Mexico by US citizens is strictly limited. Mexico dose not want immigration from the US and has resisted any measures to affect the drug trade significantly.  La mordida still rules in Mexico. In fact, native Mexicans look down on their American Mexicans cousins. Ironic isn't it.