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Is it true that Mexicans who weren't pure Native Mexicans were considered white by American law even if they had brown skin and enjoyed the same rights (voting, elected office, white wives, etc) as white counterparts until the 1930s, when Mexicans were scapegoated economic problems?

by /u/lovemarri in /r/AskHistorians

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