An Aztlán reconquista? Mexican nationalism drives support for LA riots
Immigration,LA Immigration Protests,California,Mexico,Deportations,ICE,Ethnicity And Heritage
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The ongoing riots in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement have taken on a decidedly nationalist character, with rioters and supporters invoking Mexico’s past ownership of much of the western United States to claim a heritage and tie to the land that predates American ownership.
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