The constant theme of this discussion was mostly about Mexican President Porfirio Diaz and how he took power from 1876 to 1910. Most of the students described Diaz as a dictator and how a small percent of the Mexican population was rich and most of the citizens were poor. Others describe the harsh conditions and corruption of Mexico, that a huge percentage of Mexicans citizens fled to the Southwest and eventually bringing their culture that we see today. Some of the people that fled to the Southwest were financially stable that they started their own business, such as cattle and farming impacting the Southwest economy. Some of the ideas that was brought up, was what caused the Mexican Revolution were poor living conditions, underpaid labor
