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The Nation of Aztlán is a Chicano nationalist organization that has been described as antisemitic by the Anti-Defamation League, which says that "[t]he group's nationalist message is blurred by frequent appeals to anti-Semitism, anti-Zionism, homophobia and other expressions of hatred."[1] The group has made numerous vitriolic statements about Israel and Israel's relationship with the USA. The group is also vocal about the USA's relationship with Mexico, being particularly critical about the Anglo "gringo"'s attempts of nativist immigration exclusionism of people who enter the USA from Mexico, whether legally or illegally. They have claimed that non-Brown people are the true illegal aliens, maintaining that they are the only natives with a credible complaint about illegal immigration. They hoisted signs saying "Pilgrim go home!", during the 2006 United States immigration reform protests, and Great American Boycott. They have been direly opposed to the Minuteman Projects, which says its mission is to prevent one of Aztlan's objectives, that of unrestricted immigration, or the seasonal migration of Mexican workers.
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Origin and leadership
According to the Anti-Defamation League, the Nation of Aztlán was "first organized in the early 1990s"[1] and is headed by Hector Carreon, the publisher of the website La Voz de Aztlan.[2] Carreon denies having any leadership in the Nation of Aztlán and insists that his website is separate from the group.[3]
Activities
The Anti-Defamation League says that in 1998, "a group of ten people wearing masks, including Juan 'Ralphy' Avitia, a spokesman for the Nation of Aztlan at the time, burned a U.S. flag in front of city hall in Fresno, California."[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Introduction". Backgrounder: Nation of Aztlan. Anti-Defamation League. 2001. http://www.adl.org/learn/Aztlan/default.asp. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Current Leadership". Backgrounder: Nation of Aztlan. Anti-Defamation League. 2001. http://www.adl.org/learn/Aztlan/cur_lead.asp. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ Carreon, Hector (November 19, 2001). ""Sons of the Covenant" Defame La Voz de Aztlan". La Voz de Aztlan. Aztlan Communications Network. http://aztlan.net/sonsisrael.htm. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
- ^ "Recent Activity and Background". Backgrounder: Nation of Aztlan. Anti-Defamation League. 2001. http://www.adl.org/learn/Aztlan/R_activity.asp. Retrieved 2007-11-08.
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