@lostmexicanamerica: He was born in El Paso and the Supreme Court still took his citizenship. Clemente Martinez Perez, born March 17, 1909. His parents took him to Mexico at ten. He voted in a Mexican election in 1946. In 1953 he told immigration officers he was American. On March 31, 1958, the Court said no, five votes to four. Earl Warren dissented. Nine years later the Court reversed itself. What is a piece of family history you found out about late? #LostMexicanAmerica #ElPaso #ChicanoHistory #Citizenship #HiddenHistory

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