Peregrinos de Aztlan (Pilgrims in Aztlan) | Compare and Contrast

1970: Hispanics make up 12 percent of California’s population.

1990: Hispanics make up 30 percent of California’s population, and 9 percent of the total population of the United States.

Today: It is estimated that there are six million undocumented workers in the United States.

1986: The U.S. government signs the Immigration Reform and Control Act that confers legal status to three million people who came to the United States before 1982. This law also imposes legal sanctions on...

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