they were the people who built kinksville texas. >> if it wasn't for the mexicans brought over... >>hey were the lifeblood of the early days of this town. >> it was their blood and suede and tears that built this town. >> among the sons of kingsville is flores, his parents coming a century ago, worked hard, bought a home and started a family. they thought they were doing okay, and they... >> they were part of america. >> yes. >> in the boom years of the 20th century, families like his were welcomed, even encouraged to come and work in places like kinksville. they came and brought the stories of their lives in song. >> it is part of our history books, our mexican history books. >> it was the way to tell the story of the people. >> it was the way to tell the story. >> as the great depression set in, the story turned dark. >> in an all but forgotten chapter of history, the once welcomed migrants and the u.s. born children were forced out. here it was closing that on, and the country that they thought would be their utopia and their home. it was their country, they didn't want them there