During the early 20th century, immigration was not restricted from the Western hemisphere, which resulted in Mexicans constituting the largest minority group in California by the 1920s. The Great Depression led to blaming immigrants for the lack of jobs and economic issues because immigrants provided cheap labor and “took jobs.” From 1929 to 1935, private and public agencies worked on repatriating people of Mexican ancestry to Mexico, many being American-born citizens who had never been to Mexico. This anti-Mexican sentiment spread to communities and schools. In Lemon Grove, California, parents and the school board attempted to create separate schools for children of Mexican descent. Mexicans during this time were legally considered “White”, so they attended “White Schools”. The Mexican community of Lemon Grove collected funds in order to take the segregation case to trial in 1931.