They didn't even want us in this country.
https://www.hcn.org/wotr/never-underestimate-the-power-of-prejudice/
https://legalclarity.org/when-did-new-mexico-become-a-state-the-62-year-wait/
The obstacles were both structural and deeply rooted in prejudice. Eastern politicians and the national media viewed New Mexico’s large Spanish-speaking population with suspicion, questioning their loyalty and fitness for self-governance. The territory was seen as a “bad bargain” whose people were “unlike the rest of the United States.”^(5) Unlike in Texas, Arizona, or California, where Hispanic culture was quickly marginalized, the Hispanic population remained the majority in New Mexico until the 1940s, and this cultural persistence made the territory seem foreign to Congress.
In this article you can see they lied about our bravery and even tried to take credit for a New Mexican stealing a enemy flag in the Civil War. This article is why I also resent Marc Simmons and Hampton Sides for shaping the narrative. Marc Simmons calls the men on both sides of the civil war true heroes.
"Public education policy was to eradicate Spanish, and children were punished for speaking their native tongue at school."
Where is the movie about the Hispanic World War Two soldier?
I just want to add that it amazes me that people could read the quote about America not wanting us because the Hispanic population was not marginalized like in other states and still post "Ha ha New Mexicans are xenophobes who don't like outsiders for no reason ha ha"
Notice how not one of them said. "We are happy you guys are American now"?