“Employment opportunities were especially limited for them due to racial discrimination” Mexican immigrants came to the United States due to exploitation such as the enclosure movement and low quality of life lived in their homeland. Mexico was also facing constant violence due to the Mexican Revolution which only helped increase immigration rates into the United States. Mexican immigrants were attracted to the United States by the promises of success from family and friends living in the United States. In desperation, Mexicans began to emigrate to the United States. Likewise, Mexican immigrants were overworked in agricultural fields and blue-collar jobs and often lived their lives in poverty. Mexican immigrants were treated and segregated as African Americans and were not allowed to enter “whites only” buildings. Mexicans were portrayed by their employers and communities as inferior and ignorant. “Let him have as good an education but still let him know that he is not as good as a white man.” The downturn of the Great Depression led to a repatriation process for illegal Mexicans. “Private charities and government agencies