I gave a talk in Arizona recently and I simply referred to it as occupied Mexico, which it is. It should be referred to that way. It’s occupied Mexico. We conquered it in a violent brutal war of aggression. We should do something about it. That’s why they have names like San Francisco, San Diego, Los Angeles, and so on. Recognize it, recognize what we did. On the other hand we know we are not going to give it back to Mexico. There are terrible historical injustices, some of them you can try to do something about, but just to unwind history is very difficult.
Chomsky
