I will trump your little venture, by saying I am from a large California family that has owned, planted, worked, tenanted, and operated fields from the Imperial Valley to Oroville. I have met decent Chincanos who were once essential to the rose growers in and around San Jose; in the apricot orchards of the Santa Clara Valley; in the raisen sheds of Fresno; the grape sheds of Arvin. I worked with them in the canneries in San Leandro and Hayward. Many now are proud American citizens. To compare the post-Reagan Chicano influx to those hard working gente decente who existed in previous years is a waste of time and energy.
Yeah, well getting beaten and raped by one, and having a good friend murdered by another, has opened my eyes.
It is the official state policy of Mexico to take back part of the western United States. Don’t overlook that fact.