United States citizens and legal residents were separated from their families and country and were deprived of their livelihood and United States Constitutional rights, and many were never reunited with their families. Regrettably, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors participated in these efforts.
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Los Angeles Board Supervisor Gloria Molina’s statement on the unanimous vote on Tuesday to formally apologize to Mexican-Americans whom the county helped to round up during the Mexican Repatriation from 1929-1944. More than one million of those repatriated were American citizens and legal residents, reported the Daily News of Los Angeles. (via nbclatino) Well this is some fucked up historical shit I never knew until today. And where was El Zorro in all of this? |
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