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This article talks about some aspects of the daily life of poor Americans in Mexico City at the end of Díaz regime and in the first years of the Revolution. It looks into the everyday leisure activities of these Americans, the crimes in which they were implicated and their misunderstandings with Mexican and American immigrants of other origins. Likewise, this article has the purpose of contributing to the study of the variety of American immigrants in Mexico, specially the not well-off Americans, the ones who didn't belong to the bourgeoisie. It also aims to point out some ways of social interaction between immigrants and Mexicans, something that has been poorly addressed by immigration historiography until now. This article is supported by information contained in the Serie Extranjeros from the Archivo Histórico del Gobierno del Distrito Federal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents some statistical data on the Hispanic population in the United States and its growth, caused by a sustained immigrant influx. The paper develops the following points: 1) the importance and relevance of the Hispanic population in the United States; 2) the role of Mexican and Central American migration as the main sources of manual labor for the American economy; 3) the importance of migrants in the regional and national development in the countries of origin; 4) the situation and perspectives of the second generation; 5) the long-term integration of the Latin American immigrant population in the United States. The supporting arguments of recent essays criticizing the presence of the Hispanic population in the United States are examined as being a threat to English dominance and a factor for cultural disintegration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]