What land did we steal from the hispanics?

Question

All of these pro-illegal immigrant groups claim that the US stole land from mexico. What land did we steal? Are they talking about texas? Santa Ana gave us texas to save his own life. What land did we steal?

we took the Southwest during the mexican/american war. thats what is called "spoils of war" mexico would have done the same. at what point did we march into mexican land, run out the inhabitants, lower the mexican flag and raise ours? we didnt steal texas, if it was stolen, the tejanos stole it. and they fought mexico and won fair and square.

want to talk about the indians, okay, im part indian. we started trading with the indians for their land, fair and square. then we started fighting them, and we won. the better army always wins. sucks for the indians, i know, thats the way it goes.

Answer 1

They are trying to ignore the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, wherein Mexico turned over land in exchange for $15 million. There were also Mexican debts the U.S. assumed, and the U.S. gave people in that area the option of becoming U.S. citizens if they wanted to. It was signed in 1848, I think, and was a large portion of what is now the southwestern U.S. - Colorado, Navada, Utah, and parts of Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

Answer 2

unprovoked war? Mexicans wanted the americans that they invited to settle their land out. Americans were outnumbered but fought back because the land they were promised for settling the land and helping Mexico build was being taken from them. If it weren't for the capture of Santa Ana, americans would have lost.

Mexicans did not just nicely ask, there was violence. It makes you wonder what the Mexico history books say vs the American History books. This goes on all around the world when others go to war. Then it breeds new hatred and hostility but if you use common sense, if americans were outnumbered, wouldn't you think they were defending themselves and fighting back?

If you were approached by a group of thugs circling you, a fight broke out who would you conclude using your common sense had the intent to harm?

Answer 3

Texas History is taught in the seventh grade. Unless they dropped out of school by then, ( strong possibility), Hispanics would know about the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, where Texas and several states were acquired for approximately 15 million dollars. Mexico benefited in many other ways under that same treaty, one of which was debt relief. Texas was very sparsely populated then, and the people were offered citizenship if they would homestead. A mule was also thrown in. When you pay for something, it is not considered stealing. Pretty easy concept if all brain cells are functioning.

Answer 4

None. We won it fair and square through war. That's how it was back in the day. If you went to war and lost, you lost your land. Is it really our fault Mexico had a weak army?

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Colorado, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas were all part of Mexico (note all the states with names ending in vowels ... they are Spanish names).

These territories were ceded to the United States at the conclusion of the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848.

"Stolen" ... "Conquered" ... same thing?

Answer 7

Just like y'all discovered Virginia, south c. Right. Lying bastards stole everything. Ask the Native Americans????

Answer 8

We didn't steal anything. Every land we have now we either discovered or won. You can't steal land, you take it over, it has been that was for thousands of years, and always will be.

Answer 9

Mexico could have never won that war...They were weakened and bankrupted from the Mexican War....The US made its move and took the southwest....Many Mexican land owners which were given US citizenship were thrown out or killed for that land, what do you call that?

Answer 10

Texas, and much of the southwest. Santa Ana "gave" it to us, but only because we took it and he couldn't get it back. That doesn't make it not stolen. You might want to brush up on your history.

That said, it is completely and utterly irrelevant to the immigration issue today, regardless of what side of the argument one is on. In that sense, you are right.