Donald Trump’s plan to deploy national guard troops and federal immigration agents to Chicago is already having an impact on the city’s Mexican community. People of Mexican descent constitute about 21% of the city’s population, according to census data, and hold annual events around the holiday that attract thousands of people.
The administration plans to send 230 agents, most of whom work for Customs and Border Protection, to Chicago from Los Angeles as part of an increased effort to make immigration arrests. At least three events connected to the holiday have been canceled or postponed.
Organizers decided to cancel El Grito Chicago, an event that drew 24,000 people last year, and was scheduled for 13-14 September.
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"I have killed many Mexicans; I do not know how many, for frequently I did not count them. Some of them were not worth counting.”
ReplyDelete-- Geronimo (1829-1909O
We celebrate Independence day on July 4. We are not in mexico.
ReplyDeleteIt is my understanding that Chicago has a huge Mexican population mainly due to the massive cattle stock yards back in the day (starting around 1865). From virtually any and all places in the nation, they shipped (mainly by rail) the (mostly) beef to feed the East Coast and the rest of the nation.
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