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Deportation of Mexican-Americans During the 1930s

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Decade of Betrayal                                                                               Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s                                                                                                             

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Decade of Betrayal                                                                               Mexican Repatriation in the 1930s                                                                                                             

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In 1995, Dr. Francisco Balderrama and Professor Raymond Rodriguez published the first edition of Decade of Betrayal.
In 2003, Senator Joe Dunn was given a copy of Decade of Betrayal which he read.  Senator Dunn soon thereafter drafted legislation about the atrocities of the 1930s.

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2003 Class Action Suit                                                                                                                                             

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In 2003, a class action suit was also filed with Emilia Castaneda as the plaintiff on behalf of all other individuals similarly situated.

The class action suit failed to proceed because of the statute of limitations.

A federal law must be passed which would allow survivors and their descendants to request an apology and reparations from the federal government.

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Senate Bill 670                                                                                      Apology Act for the 1930s Mexican "Repatriation" Program                    

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Senate Bill 670                                                                                      Apology Act for the 1930s Mexican "Repatriation" Program                    

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In 2005, Senate Bill 670 was introduced by Senator Joe Dunn and was passed into law on February 22, 2005.

In 2005, the State of California officially apologized for its participation in the  Mexican "Repatriation" Program of the 1930s".

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Video                                                                                                              "Los Angeles Unveils the Apology Act Monument"                                                  by CSUF Daily Titan Online                                                                               

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Video                                                                                                              "Los Angeles Unveils the Apology Act Monument"                                                  by CSUF Daily Titan Online                                                                               

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On February 21, 2012, in accordance to Senate Bill 670, the State of California publicly apologized for its participation in the atrocities of the 1930s.

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Los Angeles Unveils the Apology Act Monument

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Mexican “Repatriation” Commemorative Apology Monument                                              

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Mexican “Repatriation” Commemorative Apology Monument                                              

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Senate Bill 670 included the placement of a public monument which is located at La Plaza de Cultura y Arte in Olvera Street.

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Video                                                                                                                                                                                         Assembly Bill 146                                                                        "Garcia,Students Lead Efforts to Put Mexican Repatriation into History Books"                                                                                     

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Video                                                                                                                                                                                         Assembly Bill 146                                                                        "Garcia,Students Lead Efforts to Put Mexican Repatriation into History Books"                                                                                     

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In 2015, Assemblywoman Christina Garcia was approached by a class of  Montebello School District students who requested that the atrocities of the 1930s be included in their school books.

On October 1, 2015, Assembly Bill 146 was signed into law and thanks to these children and to their teacher, Leslie Hiatt, the atrocities of the 1930s are now part of the California State Curriculum.

These children continue to advocate for a federal apology.

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Garcia, Students Lead Effort to Put Mexican Repatriation into History Books

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Video                                                                                                       Survivor Interview: Ramona G. Espinoza                                                                                                                                                                "Mexicanos Deportados en la Gran Depresión"                                                                                                                                                                       

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Video                                                                                                       Survivor Interview: Ramona G. Espinoza                                                                                                                                                                "Mexicanos Deportados en la Gran Depresión"                                                                                                                                                                       

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Ramona and her family were sent to Sinaloa, Mexico by train in 1932.  A year later they were refused re-entry into the US, the country of her birth.  Ramona recounts how they arrived in Mexicali, Baja California in 1933.

Dr. Francisco Balderrama, Dr. Christine Valenciana and Professor Guadalupe Espinoza have offered teacher workshops at La Plaza de Cultura y Arte every year since 2012 to teach educators about the atrocities iof the 1930s.

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Mexicanos deportados en la Gran Depresión (Voces de HITN TV)

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Blog                                                                                                               Mass Unconstitutional Deportation of Mexicans and Mexican Americans in the 1930s                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

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Article                                                                                                              Somos Primos (an online magazine)                                                                              Mexican “Repatriation” of the 1930s Apology Act Event                                                                                                

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Article                                                                                                              Somos Primos (an online magazine)                                                                              Mexican “Repatriation” of the 1930s Apology Act Event                                                                                                

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On February 21, 2012, two survivors, Emilia Castaneda and Ramona G. Espinoza, participated in the Public Apology Event at La Plaza de Cultura y Arte.

Both Emilia Castaneda and Ramona G. Espinoza were born in California in 1926.

They represented the million and a half survivors of this atrocity, 80% of which were American born children.

This article includes their biographies and their speeches.

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Somos Primos Advisors Mimi Lozano, Editor Mercy Bautista Olvera Roberto Calderon, Ph,D. Bill Carmena Lila Guzman, Ph.D John Inclan Galal Kernahan Juan Marinez J.V. Martinez, Ph.D Dorinda Moreno Rafael Ojeda Ángel Custodio Rebollo Tony Santiago John P. Schmal

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More than 600,000 American-born children and their recently deported parents are now living in Mexico due to the actions of the current administration.

US citizens are once again being deprived of their basic human rights to an education and a trauma free childhood.

US citizens are once again being separated from their country and deprived of their US constitutional rights.

A large part of the American electorate is once again being denied the right to participate in the political process of their country thus resulting in the denial of due process and equal protection of the laws.

“Those Who Fail to Learn From History Are Doomed To Repeat It.”

Contact Information:
M. Guadalupe Espinoza
mgespinoza1932@gmail.com