LACS 210 Lecture 8: LUS Notes 2/5, 2/12, and 2/14 - Political
26 Jul 2018
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What internal conditions in mexico and central america contributed to migration to the. Mexican migration to the united states flourished during the 1900. Multiple internal and external factors, also known as push and pull factors, encouraged migration during this period. In mexico, porfiro diaz"s government"s land reforms seized small plots of private property or communal lands and sold them to large haciendas in order to create an even stronger upper economic class. Mexico also shifted from agricultural to export crop economy during this period - their crops were sold more internationally than domestically, which increased the price. Between 1876 and 1910, the amount of railroad track in mexico increased from about. Us banks heavily invested in us and mexico railroads, thus creating economic ties. The new rail network connected rural areas to larger cities in both mexico and the u. s. Agriculture, despite it all, was the primary pull factor for migration.
