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por Brennan D 5 anos atrás

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Timeline

The US-Mexico border has undergone significant transformations over the centuries. In the 1800s, the border was porous, with Texans migrating south and the Mexican-American War marking a significant conflict.

Timeline

SOURCES:

https://www.usatoday.com/border-wall/story/us-mexico-border-history/510833001/

http://www.worldstir.com/history-u-s-mexico-border-wall/

The History of the US Mexican "Frontera"

Maps

1800
1900

Today the border has not changed much to the border that was declared in the 1900's

Today

2017 Donald Trump vows to build a wall between the US and Mexico. He also argues that there should be 5,000 more border patrol agents and 10,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on top of the 21,000 employed border staff that already exists.

2000's

2006 George W. Bush signs an act that will build 700 miles of fencing along the border
2005 Over one million people are arrested for crossing the border illegally and around 500 die
2001 9/11 twin towers terrorist attack. George W. Bush increases the border patrol from 10,000 to 20,000 and now all citizen crossing international borders require legal documents
Early 20th century Mexican oil boom places Mexico in rising debt

1990's

1996 Bill Clinton passes the "Illegal Immigration Reform" which raises fines for illegal immigrants and gives funding for more border fences
As a result, immigrants find new ways to pass the border like going through privately owned property. This causes owners to build fences on their properties.
1994 NAFTA se pasa en Estados Unidos y la inmigración se inunda de mexicanos que quieren trabajar en los Estados Unidos.
1993 Bill Clinton mandatos a 13 milla "muro fronterizo" se construirá entre san diego y tijuana

1980's

La frontera es muy "relajada". y los americanos van a mexico para vacaciones con poco o nada seguridad de frontera.

1800's

1889 Estados Unidos y México acuerdan y crear el "Internacional Comisión de Límites "
1849 Mexican American War
1845-1900 La gente de Texas emigra al sur hacia México.