Question

In what way did the Mexican-American War increase the number of hispanics living in the U.S.? (I'm only putting the ones that I think can be the answer, the first one and the last one is dumb...so I just didn't post them..)
b. Many Mexicans defected from the Mexican military to live in the U.S.
c. Many Mexicans were captured by the U.S. military and forced to live in the U.S.