Reparations demanded over deportation of Mexicans in 1930s

Latest on the reparations bandwagon: A suit was filed earlier this month in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of an estimated 400,000 people of Mexican descent, seeking damages for the “irreparable loss” suffered during deportation campaigns in the 1930s. Representing the plaintiffs, and seeking class action status, are the Mexican American Legal Defense and […]

Latest on the reparations bandwagon: A suit was filed earlier this month in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of an estimated 400,000 people of Mexican descent, seeking damages for the “irreparable loss” suffered during deportation campaigns in the 1930s. Representing the plaintiffs, and seeking class action status, are the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Beverly Hills law firm of Kiesel, Boucher & Larson. (“Lawsuit seeks reparations for 1930s-era expulsion from California”, CNN, Jul. 16). Update Sept. 14: legislature passes bill to facilitate suits.

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