After so many Chinese laborers came to open up the land, it wasn't long before Mexicali became a true Chinatown. In 1919, there were already more than 9,000 Chinese compared to the less than 700 native Mexicans living in the town.
大量華工來此開墾後，很快地，墨西加力就成了道道地地的華人城：一九一九年，當地華人已有九千多人，而墨西哥人不過區區七百人！