Foes of immigration see truth in rhetoric to retake Southwest

BY TRAVIS LOLLER AND PETER PRENGAMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Posted on Saturday, September 8, 2007

LOS ANGELES — On the far fringes of the pro-immigration movement, some Hispanic activists openly yearn for the day when immigrants rise up and retake the American Southwest, more than 150 years after the U. S. annexed it.

“If somebody steals your car, how much of it do you want back ? Just the tires ? The seats ?â€