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A man and his mother were doing yard work in California when a woman unleashed a diatribe against Mexicans, and — invoking President Trump — called them rapists, animals and drug dealers.
The encounter was captured in a video that was posted on Twitter early Monday morning and had been viewed more than two million times by night.
In the video, which lasts about 35 seconds, the man — identified as Esteban Guzman — went back and forth with the unidentified woman, who at one point appeared to make a vulgar gesture with her middle finger.
“Why do you hate us?” Mr. Guzman asked.
“Because you’re Mexicans,” the woman said.
Mr. Guzman told the woman that “we’re honest people.” She laughed and countered with her own impressions: “Rapists. Animals. Drug dealers.” She mentioned the president, who has at times made similar remarks about illegal immigrants coming across the border, often from Mexico.
Mr. Guzman defended himself during the exchange, asking, “How many people have I raped?” and, “How many drugs have I dealt?”
It’s unclear when the encounter occurred, or what happened before or after the video recording.
Mr. Guzman did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday night. The Guardian reported that he works in information technology and does construction on the side.
Mr. Guzman, 27, was with his mother clearing a yard in Running Springs, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles, when the woman approached, The Guardian said.
The woman told his mother to “go back to Mexico,” Mr. Guzman told The Guardian. “She said we were all illegals,” he said. “I told her, ‘I’m a United States citizen.’”
Tensions concerning race and immigration have been playing out across the country, as President Trump has taken a hard line against illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/video-diatribe-mexicans.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
The encounter was captured in a video that was posted on Twitter early Monday morning and had been viewed more than two million times by night.
In the video, which lasts about 35 seconds, the man — identified as Esteban Guzman — went back and forth with the unidentified woman, who at one point appeared to make a vulgar gesture with her middle finger.
“Why do you hate us?” Mr. Guzman asked.
“Because you’re Mexicans,” the woman said.
Mr. Guzman told the woman that “we’re honest people.” She laughed and countered with her own impressions: “Rapists. Animals. Drug dealers.” She mentioned the president, who has at times made similar remarks about illegal immigrants coming across the border, often from Mexico.
Mr. Guzman defended himself during the exchange, asking, “How many people have I raped?” and, “How many drugs have I dealt?”
It’s unclear when the encounter occurred, or what happened before or after the video recording.
Mr. Guzman did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Monday night. The Guardian reported that he works in information technology and does construction on the side.
Mr. Guzman, 27, was with his mother clearing a yard in Running Springs, about 80 miles east of Los Angeles, when the woman approached, The Guardian said.
The woman told his mother to “go back to Mexico,” Mr. Guzman told The Guardian. “She said we were all illegals,” he said. “I told her, ‘I’m a United States citizen.’”
Tensions concerning race and immigration have been playing out across the country, as President Trump has taken a hard line against illegal immigration.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/25/us/video-diatribe-mexicans.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur
