Elizabeth Torres, 36, held a Mexican flag outside the detention center in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning. “I am a very proud American,” said Ms. Torres, whose grandparents immigrated ...

The Mexican flag has long been a mainstay at immigration-related demonstrations, particularly in LA, which has deep cultural and economic ties to Mexico and is seen as the capital of the Mexican ...

Even as Democrats vowed to resist ICE, some saw the photo of the Mexican flag-waving protester as undermining that resistance. “I swear this guy has to be a Republican plant,” Democratic ...

The foremost image of the L.A. riots so far is a masked motorcyclist holding a Mexican flag as he does donuts around a burning car with smoke billowing in the air and police cars in the background.

Anyone looking at images of the Los Angeles immigration protests has almost certainly seen the Mexican flag flying somewhere in the frame. Demonstrators have hoisted the red, white and green banner ...

So, if waving a Confederate flag—a symbol of treason and racial subjugation—is considered “freedom of speech,” why should the Mexican flag be seen as a threat to American identity?

They contribute daily to the country that welcomed them, often without rights, recognition, or security. Raising the Mexican flag should not be perceived as a threat but embraced as a symbol of ...

What does the Mexican flag mean? Adopted in its current form in September 1968, the Mexican flag blends its indigenous roots with its modern identity. The coat of arms of Mexico − a golden eagle ...

The Mexican flag was a lightning rod during the 1994 movement against California’s Proposition 187, which sought to bar undocumented immigrants from accessing education, health care and social ...