Vocabulary Terms U.S. Border Patrol Bracero program Operation Wetback Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) Hart-Celler Immigration Reform Act of 1965 Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA)
Texas Independence Texas is settled by American immigrants than fights for its independence from Mexico Remember the Alamo?!
Mexican-American War The US invades Mexico during the 1840s and forces it to secede many states in the present day Southwest to the USA
Pancho Villa’s Raid The Mexican Revolutionary, Pancho Villa, raided and burned a town across the US-Mexica border. This prompted a campaign into Mexico to find and capture him (unsuccessful).