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Re:More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S by nostromo on Thursday November 19, 2015 @01:10PM (#10596383)
> Western States were Mexican

The Apache would like a word with you.

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Re:More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S by davidw on Thursday November 19, 2015 @02:44PM (#10597040)
For that matter, Oregon, Washington, etc... were never Spanish or Mexican, although Spain did try to establish a colony in what is now British Columbia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Cruz_de_Nuca

I can't imagine how miserable it must have been for people used to generally warm and sunny climes to try and eke out an existence in such a cool, wet, northerly place.

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Re:More Mexicans Leaving Than Coming to the U.S by tosseraccount on Thursday November 19, 2015 @01:21PM (#10596461)
My apache says "301 Moved Permanently"
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