<P> Almost all of Mier y Terán's recommendations were adopted in a series of laws passed on April 6, 1830 under President Anastasio Bustamante . </P> <P> The law explicitly banned any further immigration from the United States to Texas and any new slaves . Settlement contracts were brought under federal rather than state control, and colonies that did not have at least 150 inhabitants would be canceled . Provisions of the law were designed to encourage Mexican citizens to move from the interior to Texas . Mexicans who agreed to relocate to Texas would get good land, free transportation to Texas, and some financial assistance . Convicts would be sent to Texas to build fortifications and roads to stimulate trade . </P> <P> Other parts of the law were targeted at those already living in Texas . Bustamante rescinded the property tax law, which had an 10 - year tax exemption for immigrants . He further increased tariffs on goods entering Mexico from the United States, causing their prices to rise . </P> <P> The ban and other measures did not stop US citizens from migrating to Texas by the thousands, and by 1834, it was estimated that over 30,000 Anglos lived in Texas, compared to only 7,800 Mexicans . </P>

Complaints of american settlers in texas in 1830