re: Immigrants are not adopting American Culture

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Correct me if I'm wrong here... these areas were stolen by the us military after settlers decided they weren't going to assimilate to the culture of the country who rightfully owned the land at the time. Manifest destiny and whatnot.

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You're wrong. Mexico ceded California as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo to end the Mexican-American War, a war they started with the Thornton Skirmish. The Mexican-American War came about because the Mexican government refused to recognize the Treaties of Velasco (which recognized Texas as an independent republic) even though Santa Anna himself signed it, this was especially problematic for Mexico as by the time the Thornton Skirmish happened Texas had already become a state of the US.