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-ruled from 1876-1911
-"Order and Progress"
-introduced programs to strengthen Mexico
-invited foreigners to invest in the country (bought land, built railroads, developed mines)
-production of goods was at a high
-he set up a strong police force
-got rid of opponents
-all of this benefited investors and wealthy Mexicans but not the typical Mexican
-90% of Mexican peasants owned no land
-peasants worked on large estates and lived in poverty

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- Peasants, workers, and members of the middle class joined together to overthrow Díaz
- For 11 years, civil war raged across Mexico as rebel groups battled for power
- It gave the country a more democratic government and brought lasting social change
- In 1917, Mexico adopted a new constitution that gave land to the peasants, protected the rights of workers, limited the power of the Roman Catholic Church, and gave the government control over oil and silver
- After the revolution, Mexico moved slowly to fulfill the promises in the constitution

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- The Institutional Revolutionary party
- Dominated the government from 1929-2000
- It was successful because it paid attention to the needs of many groups
- The PRI included industrialists, the middle class, farmers, and workers
-In 2000, the PRI lost Mexico's presidential election for the first time in 71 years

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-Definition: The Zapatista Army of National Liberation, or Zapatistas, is a revolutionary leftist political and militant group based in Chiapas, the southernmost state of Mexico.
- Main body is made up of mostly rural indigenous people, but includes some supporters in urban areas and internationally. Their main spokesperson is Subcomandante Insurgente Galeano
- The group takes its name from Emiliano Zapata, the agrarian reformer and commander of the Liberation Army of the South
- the Zapatistas staged a rebellion from their base in Chiapas to protest economic policies that they believed would negatively affect Mexico’s indigenous population

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- Trade that had low tariffs and no restrictions
-Mexico, Canada, and the United States signed the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993, NAFTA then set up a common market
- It ended most tariffs on goods traded among the three countries

-Mexico also later signed free trade agreements with the European Union and others

- Free trade attracted foreign investment and created new jobs
- Many worried about the growing role of the USA and Japan in the Mexican economy

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-Diaz invited foreigners to build railroads, develop mines, and buy land in Mexico.
- economic growth benefited foreign investors, but made life harsh for most Mexicans
- led to 1910 Revolution
-After revolution, foreign ownership was limited to less than 50% in any company
- Put high tariffs on imported goods
- American and Japanese companies built maquiladoras

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- Definiton: foreign owned plant in which local workers assemble parts into finished goods
- American and Japanese companies built maquiladoras in Mexico to take advantage of low wages paid to workers
- Mexicans flocked to plants, which sprang up along the border with the U.S.
- workers were glad to have jobs, despite overcrowded living conditions

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The United States and Mexican border is a big topic in world news. To decrease illegal immigration many Americans want to build a wall. The big problem is that President Trump wants to make Mexico pay for the wall. This has brought turmoil to both countries and many people have differing opinions on the topic. Many people think it is very necessary to have a wall because border control is unable to catch illegal immigrants in the act of crossing the border, they see it as a safety mechanism.

1. What are your thoughts on building a wall between the US and Mexico?
2. Do you think Mexico should have to pay for the wall? Why?
3. What are other ways the United States could decrease illegal immigration without spending as much money as it would take to build a wall?