mexicos homestead act

what if mexico in 1820,1830s and 1840s try to get Catholics to move to Alta California,Nuevo Mexico,and Coahuila y Texas specially from Ireland,France and other countries that have large numbers of Catholics by passing laws like the homestead acts that give away land if they settle in the territories .would this give mexico better control of territory and stop the united states from trying to claim territory?
The Homestead Acts had few qualifying requirements. A homesteader[18] had to be the head of the household or at least twenty-one years old. They had to live on the designated land, build a home, make improvements, and farm it for a minimum of five years.[19] The filing fee was eighteen dollars (or ten to temporarily hold a claim to the land).[20]

Immigrants, farmers without their own land, single women, and former slaves could all qualify. The fundamental racial qualification was that one had to be a citizen, or have filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen, and so the qualification changed over the years with the varying legal qualifications for citizenship.[21] African-Americans became qualified with the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment in 1868. South Asians and East Asians who had been born in the United States became qualified with the decision of United States v. Wong Kim Ark in 1898, but little high-quality land remained available by that time. For immigrants the fundamental qualification was that they had to be permitted to enter the country (which was usually co-extensive with being allowed to file a declaration of intention to become a citizen).[22] During the 1800s, the bulk of immigrants were from Europe, with immigrants from South Asia and East Asia being largely excluded, and (voluntary) immigrants from Africa were permitted but uncommon.
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What is now the American Southwest is not suitable for homesteads. It is good for ranches and mines, which require liberal property laws, and mining in particular requires experienced businessmen and good infrastructure. While Mexico was Catholic, most Catholic Europeans would not be thrilled with moving to a country whose policies regarding land ownership were, in general, more oppressive than back home.

Land reform, as in most countries, was very difficult in Mexico because the ruling classes derived their wealth and power from land ownership. The US and UK were saved from this by the rise of industrialists, who put wealth in the hands of common people while the gentry slowly went bankrupt and had to pursue other professions.
 
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