""It's not something like that I was in a bubble and I was finally mad - I've been mad,""
""But seeing [immigration patrols] so close to my city, I thought 'That's not cool.'""
""Mexican Beverly Hills""
Carlos Aranibar, son of Bolivian and Mexican immigrants and former Downey public works commissioner, became politically active after immigration raids reached his city. Downey's middle-class Latino identity and conservative tendencies had delayed broad resistance, with recent local politics showing recalls and rejection of Pride flags and an 18.8% increase in Trump voters from 2020. Seeing a Customs and Border Protection truck on Jan. 27 prompted Aranibar to seek ways to join resistance, leading him to attend a downtown meeting. Emerging anti-immigration-raid activism among people like Aranibar is shifting Latino political alignment and posing a threat to the GOP in upcoming elections.
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