Mexican Immigration

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Also according to mncompass.org, 71% of Hispanics are working which is a little impressive in my opinion. They say it’s the 6th highest percentage in the nation, yet people still say Mexicans can be lazy and don’t help the United States economy at all. Even though they have those good number, the average Hispanic brings home about 18,000 less than an average Minnesotan which is pretty ridiculous. About 25% live in poverty, more than double the average of people in Minnesota.

The first Latino established himself in 1886 according to mnopedia.org. He was traveling in an orchestra but he fell Ill in Minneapolis. Once he recovered he then fell in love and ended up staying and living his life in Minnesota. He proved to be special since most came just to do things such as agriculture, transportation and food processing. They were pulled into Minnesota with promise of seasonal jobs and eventually permanent. At first they were a little hesitant to move here but in 1990 their numbers grew fast.

By 1990 their population grew from 53,000 to 270,000, mostly living in Minneapolis making it even bigger than St. Paul. Latino families helped transform churches, schools and entire cities. Migration was attracted mostly because of jobs though. At first farm work was their interests, but then bigger, better paying jobs starting coming up such as construction.

Overall the Mexican population is thriving and doing well in Minnesota. They are hardworking, respectable and nice people. Most are legal now, graduating school and proving to be successful in our community. People tend to look down on them but in reality they’re just as good, and reliable as any other race. They pay taxes, no they don’t steal jobs, they earn them. Mexicans tend to take the jobs people don’t want actually, they aren’t very picky and just look anything that will provide income for their family and help them survive.