As a result, the legislations that were subsequently created diluted the contents of the treaty, thus blowing holes in the law and making the treaty less effective in protecting rights of Mexicans and communities. land, for example, was protected by the treaty, but private land was not. Additionally, the United States had the right to use any submerged land owned by Mexico. The treaty provided for a situation in which individuals living on the ceded lands would no longer be Mexican citizens. The Mexican government would not protect them. At the same time, the US government has not granted any special guardianship to these people. As they waited for U.S. citizenship, their rights and property were threatened by discrimination. During the California Gold Rush, for example, fear that Mexicans from California would monopolize gold profits led to violence, vigilantism, and violence..