In 1903, the first batch of an unrecorded number of Chinese laborers arrived in Mexicali. They received a daily wage of US $ 0.50, half of which went to cover room and board. With their meager savings they began to develop the area.
一九○三年，墨西加力引進第一批為數不詳的華工，以每天工資美金五毛、伙食費二毛半的低微待遇從事開墾。