A big Palm tree in the distance with a ceremony and flags in front of a rising hill. A man is dressed in regalia with red, yellow and blue feathered headdress

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   Sam Chavez (she/they/he) 🌈🤠 (rootschange@federate.social)'s status on Tuesday, 03-Feb-2026 07:18:38 JST Sam Chavez (she/they/he) 🌈🤠

   “I didn’t cross the border, the border crossed me.” 🇲🇽🇺🇸

   Today we remember the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which ended the Mexican-American War & gave the northern Mexican territory to the US.

   My family was living on the land then. They immediately lived on U.S. territory, but were not US citizens.

   It took New Mexico another 50 years for my ancestors to become US citizens. Immigration and Latinos have been exploited ever since.

   #RootedNews #mexico #uspol #latino #immigrant #ICE