By the 1890s, construction of railroad lines that connected southern and northern Mexico were completed. These lines connected with American transcontinental railroad lines at border cities like El Paso, Texas. These railroad lines made movement for Mexican immigrants much more convenient. It also spurred Mexican immigration into northern cities like Chicago.
Here are two maps:
1. National Railroad of Mexico (1891)
2. Atkinson, Topeka, and the Santa Fe Railroad (1891)
We will discuss some of the pushes and pulls for Mexican immigrants during the 20th century. However, it is important to consider how the means of travel effected immigration as well and patterns of settlement.
