The policy was introduced by former President Donald Trump, allowing the denial of asylum seekers due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, which officially ended on May 11. Renewed talks about immigration resurfaced after Title 42 ended earlier this month, leading to a surge in the number of migrants arriving at the border hoping to claim asylum in the United States. As the largest ethnic group in the state, Latinos will continue to play a major role in the future of Texas.President Joe Biden continues to face pressure from both sides of the discussion centered around immigration, including those who think his administration is not doing enough to protect the U.S.-Mexico border and others who believe newly introduced rules are overly strict on asylum-seekers. The fact that this study is grounded in Texas is significant, as it was the birthplace of a majority of Chicano civil rights efforts and is at the heart of Mexican American growth and talent, producing the first Mexican American in Congress, the first Mexican American federal judge, and the first Mexican American candidate for president. The contributors trace the litigation on behalf of Latinos and other minorities in state and federal courts and the legislative changes that followed, offering public policy recommendations for the future. While there are a number of anecdotal historical accounts of Mexican Americans in Texas, this book adds an evidence-based examination of racial and ethnic inequalities and changes over the past half century. These experts explored the changes in demographics and policies with regard to immigration, voting rights, education, employment, economic security, housing, health, and criminal justice. The San Antonio hearing included 1,502 pages of testimony, given by more than seventy witnesses, which became the baseline twenty experts used to launch their research on Mexican American civil rights issues during the following fifty years. Commission on Civil Rights six-day hearing in San Antonio that introduced the Mexican American people to the rest of the nation, this book is an examination of the social change of Mexican Americans of Texas over the past half century.
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