Mexican Repatriation of the 1930s (a deeper look and sources)

The sight of the deserted plaza stoked his anger like dry grass fed a brushfire. Only a few months ago, La Placita would have been filled with men hoping to be picked for a day job, dozing in the shade, or playing dice. Since the raids, no one gathered outside. Any Mexican man might be arrested at any time. Already they’d lost dozens of men from their colonia, and it was the same in all of Los Angeles county.

La Opinion denounced the unjust measures and sent complaints to the Mexican consulate an...