Mexican Aparthied

I was thinking, If during the Mexican America War, the USA decided to Annex all of Mexico, what would be the results? I think segregation against the mexicans would be implemented. Although they would probably have a higher status than African Americans. Would Mexicans be forced into Slavery?
 

The Dude

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Short answer: no.
Long answer: most certainly not. Mexicans were much higher up on the racial hierarchy than blacks.
 

archaeogeek

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I was thinking, If during the Mexican America War, the USA decided to Annex all of Mexico, what would be the results? I think segregation against the mexicans would be implemented. Although they would probably have a higher status than African Americans. Would Mexicans be forced into Slavery?

Segregation is unlikely given the Mexican states would be more people than the south. They were also either considered as natives or whites, as for being forced into slavery, this is Draka levels of absurdity. Not only would the northern, midwestern and some of the Appalachian states be screaming bloody murder, the Mexican would too. We're talking of almost 12 million people in about a little over 15 territories and states.
 
also, people seem to be forgetting the fact that until about 1900 (thanks to Pancho Via), Americans welcomed and often invited Mexicans into America. And Mexico is very ethnically mixed, with varying degrees of European-ish and Native-ish people. I don't think there would be any real problem.

I think actually Spanglish would be more wide-spread :D
 
There are a number of issues. Almost certainly, if all of Mexico were annexed by the USA, there would be major questions regarding how the territory would be adnimistered. One thing is sure. Mexicans (whether hispanic or mestizo) would not be segregated or enslaved. They weren't in New Mexico, and California and they wouldn't be if all of Mexico were incorporated. Also, since most Indian peoples in central and southern Mexico were already "pacified" farming village dwellers, I doubt you'd see the forced relocations and reservation system for American Indians used in Mexico. The treatment of Mexicans of african descent might be problematic, and would be a major controversy in the US congress. My gut feeling is that some compromise would be reached that did not re-enslave people aho had been free Mexican citizens before annexation.

One question is how Mexico would be administered,subdivided and territories for eventual US statehood established. Would existing Mexican states be retained as territories or new internal boundaries established? Regardless, there would be a major influx of Anglos into Mexico, and I tend to believe (as in New Mexico and Arizona) former Mexican territories would only become viable candidates for statehood when an Anglo majority was reached. This may never occur in densely populated central Mexico itself, which raises the possibility not all of Mexico would be fully incorporated in the US federal system. Parts of former Mexico might be placed on a track similar to Puerto Rico - one in which independence is a possibility.
 
Parts of former Mexico might be placed on a track similar to Puerto Rico - one in which independence is a possibility.
Or run like the French did Algeria. Algeria was a French Department, but that was applied very differently depending on the ethnicity of the person.
 
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