OK, my bad, The USA BOUGHT most of the "disputed" areas which Mexicans claim?
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Unfortunately or not, illegal immigrants can't claim the land that is no more theirs by now, after 158 years. And there hadn't been trapped any Hispanic population in the US after the Mexican Cession, so this 'ancestry lark' is on infirm footing. This situation reminds me of a very bitter period of Hungarian history right after WW1, when Hungary was ripped apart by other bordering countries and the diplomatic corps of the winner nations, and was reduced to its one third, so it lost 72% of its total area, by courtesy of the Treaty of Trianon in 1920. These annexed parts form the bulk of Slovakia, a large segment of Romania (Transylvania) and knobs of Slovenia, Austria, Croatia and Serbia. 64% of Hungary's population found themselves outside the hamstrung homeland. Still, we can't assert our rights to the lost areas, though 5 million of our fellow Hungarians still live beyond the borders and we don't plan 'reoccupying' these areas.  I think Mexicans go overboard, compared to this example. And the problem is that the Mexican government doesn't give a hoot to stop the exodus of illegal immigrants to the US, thus the States is to swallow the bitter pill.
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The Palestinian situation is not unlike that the of Southwest of the U.S.  Both land parcels were sold (yes that means two parties negotiated on a price), to the victor.  \n\nThe Palestinians have no one to blame except their ancestors (or in some cases their relatives who may still be alive) for the State of Israel's inclusion of the West Bank. The land was bought and paid for. \n\nAs for the U.S. Southwest, of course the sale occured so long ago the Mexicans who long for Aztlan have no one to blame but their ancestors for selling the land for a price.\n\nAn analogy is: Let's say you sold someone your stereo, and took money for it.  Then decided that five years (or 60 years or 100 years+) later that you wanted it back, should you be able to demand its return?  And use the force and violence in your demands for the previously sold item?  I think not!
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I think right now it is about 35,000 to move to Mexico and I have no numbers of The American who moved to Israel and  the left bank. The American bought many properties near Mexico and California boarder. Several American bought  homes in the last 2 two and their price and land less than 100,000 U.S. dollar while the people who live in San Diego own home that range from $600,000 to 1to 4 million dollars U.S.
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MEXICO provoked the US into war by sending troops across the border to rape, pillage and kill innocent Texans. They did this by digging tunnels and by cover of darkness.  After the US defeated Mexico it decided to purchase the southwest states to maintain continuity in the continent. Yes it purchased at fair value after Texas had already been declared independent of the ruthless dicator Antonio Vicente Lopez Fox de Santa Ana.  Viva Max!!!
546632
What history book did you read?  Texas won their independence from Mexico and then asked the United States to annex them.
1169426
Good Job!  We all know it's not about that, but I am very impressed with your work.  I would like to point one other thing out - if you go back even further, mexico, usa, and canada would have to go back to asia - from 35,000 years ago.  We all lose.  I'd like to see whoever thinks they win that boobie prize rally together for that.\n\nWould you sell your house and go back 160 years later, with no connection to it, and demand it be returned to you?  Mexico was paid 25 million dollars, for two transactions, in the mid 1800's for that land.\n\nThey are like a nieghbor that comes to your house and steals your car keys and you cathc them and they demand it's their right for you to hand over your car - because they are Mexican.\n\nGive me a break.  The more you look into the issue the more truth will come out.  The ignorant are the ones that won't even look at the issue and just put you down.  You could hand then a white hankerchief and they'd swear you duped them it's black.
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Mexican's are here illegally because many greedy businesses and indiviuals have no problem exploiting them in the United States and they have no problem working for pennies on the dollar. Pennies is still more then they would make in Mexico. It has nothing to do with who owned what.  Money talks.
627603
Here, here!! I mean yeah there are some pretty F'ed up things about this country but we still have PLENTY of advantages over other countries. It cant be that bad & if it is, BYE!!! Mexico is right across the border!
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?
134629
at the moment only the good ol' USA is named United States.\nbesides the mexico example you mentioned, I don't know any others that were called United States in the past.
533670
To tell you the truth there are so many Mexicans around that I lost track of where the original Mexican border ends. Shoot, maybe I'm living in Mexico right now.
877724
Americans cannot own land in Mexico.\nDarn those double standards.
339307
I think the US should just BUY mexico and make it a state.
1032435
It is the land of Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah that the Mexicans claim we stole from them. We beat their butts in the Mexican-American War and  paid $15million for the privilege. Now they want to cry 'foul' and say we 'stole' it, losers. Here are some websites" \nhttp://www.boundless.org/2002_2003/features/a0000660.html\nhttp://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=186\nhttp://www.barnesreview.org/The__Reconquista_-Mexico_s_Dre/the__reconquista_-mexico_s_dre.html\n\nThe following website is blocked by Y!A so copy/paste it and take out the spaces:\n\nhttp://www. azt lan.net/ la_gran_ marcha.htm\n\nYou are required to be a legal citizen of the USA or have legal documentation to go there since it is PART OF THE USA and Mexicans just can't STAND it because it's OURS not theirs. \nThey are so JEALOUS!! \n\nAZTLAN belongs to the USA!!\n\nAnd THEY can't have it !!!  LMFAO
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it was stolen from the original Mexicans, the Indians, the mestizos, apaches, aztecs, mixtecs, toltecs, zapotecs..and the list goes on and on...manifest destiny HAH!!
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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 and USA as far as know.