The documentary Quest for a Homeland focuses on the way Mexican- Americans were united to remind the United States of a promise which was forgotten. During the time 1846 the United States declared war to Mexico. Yet, two years later Mexico had lost the war and signed a treaty. Texas, New Mexico, California, Arizona, Utah, part of Colorado and Wyoming had once belonged to Mexico. Overnight people lost their homes and some lost their lands. The land grant had been taken illegally. The people were asking for equality, first-class citizenship, be respected, and their children to have better schools.
Therefore, things for Mexican-Americans were not easy. Their homes weren’t the only thing in which were taken away but there jobs as well. As the
Therefore, things for Mexican-Americans were not easy. Their homes weren’t the only thing in which were taken away but there jobs as well. As the