Re: Re: Special Order 40
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Posted by Mike Scott on April 21, 2008 at 20:13:14
In Reply to: Re: Special Order 40
posted by Jim S on April 21, 2008 at 17:24:38:
While at UCLA in the mid-70s, Tony Villar was president of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA). This was a Chicano organization that advocated (at that time) the return, by force if necessary, of Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Wyoming to Mexico. The MEChA Constitution says, "general membership shall consist of any student who accepts, believes and works for the goals and objectives of MEChA, including the liberation of AZTLAN, (the American Southwest) meaning self-determination of our people in this occupied state and the physical liberation of our land."Tony’s position on indocumentado gang members is rooted in his allegiance to MEChA’s goals, an ideology formed decades ago.