Reconquista

Some deep background on California's "burrito antifada"

Image from Oakland, 2006

First, a hat-tip to Sohrab Ahmari for the term “burrito antifada.”

In what follows, my premise is that the ICE raids are only the proximate trigger of the current unrest. In this post, I will merely reproduce a few points made by others that emphasize material interests and larger political forces that are in play. By way of throa…