In the 1930s,the program of deporting Mexicans back to Mexico was known as
A) the Immigrant Reduction Act
B) repatriation
C) the Social Referent Act
D) deportation

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The program of deporting Mexicans back to Mexico in the 1930s was known as repatriation. This program was implemented as a response to the Great Depression in an attempt to reduce unemployment rates among American citizens. However, many of the Mexicans who were deported were actually American citizens or legal residents, and the program was discriminatory in nature.

In the 1930s,the Program of Deporting Mexicans Back to Mexico