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On Nov. 16, 1989, six Jesuit scholars/priests, their housekeeper, and her daughter were murdered by the U.S. backed, trained, and equipped military in El Salvador. The priests were scholars who wrote and spoke extensively against the war.

In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this massacre, CW: this episode is heavy.

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Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_murders_of_Jesuits_in_El_Salvador
https://www.derechos.org/nizkor/salvador/informes/truth.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Ellacur%C3%ADa
https://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/the-jesuits-massacre-case/
https://www.npr.org/2019/11/16/774176106/i-miss-them-always-a-witness-recounts-el-salvador-s-1989-jesuit-massacre
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/scholars-priests-killed/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/26/el-salvadors-former-president-charged-over-1989-massacre-of-six-jesuit-priests
https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/spain-convicts-sentences-salvadoran-man-133-years-1989-jesuit-massacre
https://www.ncronline.org/news/el-salvador-try-former-president-1989-killing-jesuits-companions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignacio_Mart%C3%ADn-Bar%C3%B3
http://cja.org/what-we-do/litigation/the-jesuits-massacre-case/clients/?id=116


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La definición de linchamiento del Instituto Tuskegee es la siguiente: Debe existir evidencia legal de que una persona fue asesinada. Dicha persona debe haber muerto ilegalmente. Un grupo de tres o más personas debe haber participado en el asesinato. El grupo debe haber actuado bajo el pretexto de defender la justicia, la raza o la tradición. En consecuencia, el número de linchamientos contra mexicanos en Estados Unidos entre 1848 y 1928 asciende a al menos 548.

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Music Credit: Hustlin (Instrumental) by Neffex

This episode was edited by Bex Carlos & Alex Rogpe

Sources

https://southernspaces.org/2018/review-lynching-mexicans-texas-borderlands/
https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-texas-rangers-good-guys-no-more/
Lynching in the West: 1850-1935 (a John Hope Franklin Center Book) by Ken Gonzales-Day
The Injustice Never Leaves You: Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas by Monica Munoz Martinez
Unspeakable Violence: Remapping U.S. and Mexican National Imaginaries (Latin America Otherwise)
Forgotten Dead: Mob Violence against Mexicans in the United States, 1848-1928
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greaser_Act#:~:text=The%20original%20title%20of%20the,potential%20avenues%20of%20employment%20for
https://bajaarizonahistory.org/filibuster-on-the-sonoita/

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ICE was created in March 2003 and ever since its inception, there has been calls to abolish it. In this episode, Cristina goes over a brief history of ICE, through the different administraions, from Obama to now, and then briefly goes over Operation Lonestar. 

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Sources


https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hard-truths-about-obamas-deportation-priorities_b_58b3c9e7e4b0658fc20f979e
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/25/us/ice-immigrant-deportations-trump.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/18/opinion/sunday/breaking-the-anti-immigrant-fever.html
https://www.clearhorizonlegalsolutions.com/blog/cbp-vs-ice-what-you-need-to-know-about-immigration-enforcement-in-2025/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Immigration_and_Customs_Enforcement
https://forumtogether.org/article/operation-lone-star-texass-logistical-and-political-fireball/
https://www.aclutx.org/en/publications/operation-lone-star-misinformation-and-discrimination-texas-border-enforcement
https://www.texastribune.org/series/operation-lone-star/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Lone_Star
https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-subjected-immigrants-in-detention-to-unnecessary-surgeries/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8034024/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impersonations_of_United_States_immigration_officials
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/04/07/texas-eagle-pass-shelby-park-reopens-operation-lone-star/
https://forumtogether.org/article/operation-lone-star-texass-logistical-and-political-fireball/

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The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen continues going over the collaboration between US and Mexico in the policing of migrants, more about this during the bracero program, as well as Operation Wetback and the role of the Mexican American middle class. 

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Sources

https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen gets into changes in the border patrol, a bit more about the Mexican government collaborating with US border patrol, the bracero program and changes that led to more migrant deaths

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Sources

https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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In this bonus patreon episode, Carmen and Cristina discuss the recent escalating ICE violence in Chicago, the Portland Frog and other recent news/discourse. 

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The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. Specifically the attempted reform of the border patrol, which unfortunately didn’t reform much and still allowed violent and racist men to stay in the border patrol. The border patrol training school was establish, which brought a uniformity to the project of the border patrol.

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Sources

https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. From the restrictive immigration laws that preceded it, it's creation, to its early years. In part two, Carmen tells Cristina about the discriminatory and violent tactics of the early border patrol, and more history. 

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Sources

https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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The organization known today as border patrol began in 1924. In this episode, Carmen tells Cristina about the history of border patrol. From the restrictive immigration laws that preceded it, it's creation, to its early years .

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Come see Carmen & Cristina Nov 1st, 2025 in Yakima,WA:  The Cucuy Is Going to Get You Nov 1st, 2025 event in Yakima, WA

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Sources

https://aapihistorymuseum.org/what-did-these-anti-chinese-laws-and-rules-say/ 
Migra! A History of US Border Patrol by Kelly Lytte Hernandez https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Milton 
https://read.dukeupress.edu/hahr/article/50/3/602/152626/The-Spanish-Americans-of-New-Mexico-A-Heritage-of 
https://sourcenm.com/2024/09/24/what-does-hispanic-identity-mean-in-new-mexico/

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On October 11, 1972, Chicano activists led by Roberto Maestas (1938-2010) occupy the abandoned Beacon Hill School. In this episode, Cristina tells Carmen about this historic protest. 

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Sources
https://www.seattlemet.com/news-and-city-life/2022/03/el-centro-de-la-raza-beacon-hill-occupied-protest-seattle
https://www.nps.gov/places/beacon-hill-school-el-centro-de-la-raza.htm
https://historylink.org/File/2588
https://mohai.org/collections-and-research/search/item/2002.46/-.272%23.24/?searchQuery=Civil+Rights&Music&Anderson&modules%5B0%5D=item&pageNum=20
https://depts.washington.edu/civilr/maestas.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Centro_de_la_Raza
https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/aboutus/history-evolution/
https://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/aboutus/roberto-felipe-maestas/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_Maestas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gang_of_Four_(Seattle)
https://frontporch.seattle.gov/2021/09/21/latinx-heritage-month-roberto-maestas/

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