Leo Chavez, a professor of anthropology at UC Irvine who has studied anti-illegal immigration and anti-Latino movements, said it’s natural for activists to feel emboldened by Trump’s popularity. ... “California is the first in lots of things,” Chavez said. “We were first to push the anti-immigrant rhetoric that we’re now seeing in other states like Arizona
deportations.”

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