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idiot sitcoms and superhero films. the people doing much if not most of the hard work of getting things done in this town. 1 in 10 angiolee knows are undocumented. one in ten 1 in 10. think about that number for awhile. that's who's here now. contemplate, if you will, what would happen if anywhere near 10% of the work tors were no longer here. particularly since they are rather overrepresented in those fields that most of us are in no hurry to enter. los angeles, like much of california, used to be part of mexico.

now, mexico or a whole lot of mexicans are a vital part of us. raul is a professor of chi canoe studies at ucl look back at washington boulevard, specialties from the city in mexico. >> this is the market, isn't it? >> it's a village in the middle of a valley. agricultural was invented in the world. the people that live here live there for 10,000 years. there's evidence of the seeds actually being manipulated all the way back then.

that's where the core of what we're going to eat tonight are from. >> black bola is an old and sophisticated magical substance containing over 30 different ingredients. it's an old sauce from an old culture eyes yooused as a base to build a stew or sauce to be poured over meat. unlike most sauces, the point of mola is is the mola itself. it's sweet, bitter and spicy all at the same time and deep, very deep. the owner and chef, the third generation of a family of specialists. a barbecuing of lamb and e goat until it's falling apart perfect. she started out cooking at age 10 at the sunday market. this family goes back a number

of generations to that area, yes? >> exactly. and they got here because they were migrant workers in the fields of l.a. that's where they started working in the restaurant. >> this long after the election. there's actually a national conversation, unthinkable in my lifetime, where the notion of rounding up however many millions of undocumented workers are in had this country all at once or in short order and then kicking them all out. it seems unthinkable. but, i mean, they said that in europe in the '30s. >> i think just from a military, logistical point of view, there's to way you're going to move the people out of los angeles and california. in 1954 they tried operation wet pac. mostly from the fields. >> and they did. and what happened? >> first of all, a huge amount of u.s. citizens were picked up

one day and never came home. families were torn apart and then the most ironic thing about it, the most tragic thing is the next couple years they said, you know what, we have to open the borders in to bring them all back. the problem was we never. stopped wanting the workers. california's number one agricultural state and approximately about 70% of the labor force is undocumented. >> stuff would rot in the fields. >> yeah, right. who would do it? >> picking it, packing it, to a great extent processing it. cooking it, serving it, cleaning up after it. >> there would not only be no restaurant business, it would be the worst economic crisis in the history of california and the united states.

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on east 7th is a late night thing down the street. run by abigail and her team, the place serves molitas. not quite a taco, more of a taco sandwich. first the tor lil til la on the grill, then marinated meat, cheese, another tortilla, flip and serve. it's located in the downtown arts district, but it's right across the bridge from boil heights a working class neighborhood of about 100,000 residents. nearly 95% are mexican or central american. >> all the names, all the people, you can go into certain parts in east l.a., in the harbor area, hollywood area and

see nothing but latinos. a lot of other areas are mixed. but on this side where we're at, you go over that bridge, it's pretty much all mexican. and guatemalaen people and central america too. they just get called mexicans. we know we're tr here and born here on this side of the line. our relatives are from mexico and we're proud of that. we celebrated our style. >> we live in beevable times roigt now. people talk about max deportations. what's the problem? where's the fear and loathing come from? >> it's just racism that's still alive and kicking in america. we really don't hear from people we're around. we're from artistic, laid back people. >> somebody said we got to do something about the situation where all the mexicans come over and have a a taco truck ob every corner.

>> there was only taco trucks ten years ago. there wasn't an asian fusion truck here or this kind of truck or this truck. >> open the door. >> kick can the door down. >> white america loves mexico b food. probably more than any other food a at this point. they sure like cheap mexican labor because they can't live without it. why u are they so freaked out about mexicans? nobody is talking about building a wall across the canadian border. >> who is going to help them build the wall? you have to have mexican power to do that. >> that's exactly what i thought.

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bro, my mom told me do not eat cilantro from mexico because they're shutting in it to get back at trump. [ laughter ] >> don't get me wrong. i'm all for a good trump take down, i'm not sure they have that level of organization going on in the mexican cilantro field. everyone gather round. let's all start brainstorming. [ laughter ] no idea is a bad idea. [ laughter ] yes, crazy eddy. [ laughter ] okay. [ laughter ] this is a little outside the box. but i say we shut in the cilantro. [ laughter ] [cheering and applauding] >> how mexican is mexican? how mexican can you be or should you be if you grew up in california with a mexican name and a mexican heritage.

al mad ri gal is a comedian. we discuss such weighty matters. which is serving the kind of stuff that made americans fall in love with mexico b food since the 1930s. spicy shredded beef and cheese. their takitos. rolled up, fried, smothered in avocado sauce, garlic, and cilantro. >> there's a little spice at the end. i love it.

>> you don't have spanish, that's okay. >> spanish is normal. i have always been given a hard time about my spanish. every mexican in history has given about their spanish. you don't know this lin go or this pronunciation. you should know spanish. >> that's what i learned this has been an age old thing where everyone is out chicano each other. i shouldn't feel that bad about it. >> what's the expression for a bad chicano? >> ocho. >> is that a literal translation? you have lost all your culture. therefore you should be hated. >> that's harsh. >> i know. >> when you hear left and right with the border, scary, angry? latinos need this to rally together. it's like the world need aliens to land.

>> is there anybody that could rally all mexicans? you know, like a spokesperson. like a mexican reagan. >> the last big leader was chavez. that was like 25 yearsed a this point. you have to have a hatred. >> people love him. >> he would be the man. i would totally vote for him. >> he looks good with his shirt off. donald trump can't say that. bill clinton couldn't say that. he's still peeling that shirt off. >> he's the baddest dude in the history of bad ass. look up bad ass in the dictionary and it's him. danny trayhill. born in echo park in l.a., he spent much of his early life in and out of prison including a a stay where he managed to

straighten out and rethink his life. he came out of the joint as a drug counsellor. this led to a storied career in film. he's known and loved for iconic tough guy roles in "heat", "from dusk till dawn", and "once upon a time in mexico." but he finally rose to the action hero leading man status he always deserved playing machete. a character who grew out of a fake trailer film grind house. it soon became its own awesome and gore heavy franchise. if you haven't seen it, it's follow up, it's like missing the "citizen cane" of violent family-friendly fun.

his cantina. because, of course. grand opening is still a few days away, but i thought since i'm in town i'd ad vise danny on the new menu. i was thinking how good could it be? can he run a good restaurant? and why? >> that would be awesome. taco truck on every corner. >> this is delicious. >> awesome. >> on the menu tonight, some charred summer squash and peppers, and crispy pork tacos with black garlic and uni. and lots of healthy greens.

why healthy? >> you have such an obese problem in the united states. especially latinos. we had to find a way to make it tasty but healthy. healthy food can taste good. >> clean, healthier, lighter, locally sourced versions of classics are not exactly what i'd expected. and i sure ain't make nothing rude crack cans about vegan tacos. not to this man. to be fair, he's like the nicest guy in the world. >> he's something i discovered that shocked and surprised me. i have to ask you. are you a morsi fan? by any chance? >> like from this band? it's like a briish rock band of the late '80s that's apparently hugely popular in the community. you have not been touched by this. >> i'm going to tell you something between me and you. i listen to no music that came after the 1968.

i'm like an oldies guy. [ laughter ] >> your parents were born in texas. didn't you trace it back. >> did you see it at home? >> i spoke spanish. till i was about 9, 10. and then usually you stop speaking spanish when you go to grammar school in the 50s because they wouldn't let you. you kind of forget. but then when you start going to juvenile hall and jail, you. pick it up again so guards won't know what you're talking about. >> 12 step while in prison? >> that was 1968. that was where i just made a vow. i'm done. when you get out, you became a

drug counsellor. >> i dedicated my life to helping other people. everything good that has happened to me has happened as a direct result of helping someone else. >> you were called to a film set to counsel somebody. and you bump sbo of all the people in the world edward bunker, legend ex-con turned writer and screen writer as well. >> i knew eddie in prison. so when e he saw me, what are you doing here? i said i'm work with this kid. are you still boxing. because i was a lightweight champion of every joint i was if. i still train but i don't get hit in the face anymore. e he said we need somebody to train one of the actors how to box. >> the movie was the awesome runaway train. he trained and fought against eric roberts who earned academy award nominations for the film. for danny it was the start of a

long and glorious career. he never looked back. >> i'll never forget andre, the director, you fight eric in movie. you be my friend. you fight eric in movie. now if you come out of the penitentiary, it's kind of a red flag. [ laughter ] >> how many films since then? >> 320 or something. >> you move from there to rious bad guys to now action hero franchi. how do you stay nice in a a business that's basically full? >> eddie bunker, the first time when i started getting a little recognition, he told me something. he said try to remember that the whole world can think you're a ovie star, but you can't. and i hate movie stars. i watch movie stars. nobody likes them.

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mcgregor in two rounds. he lost the second bout by decision, but there will surely be a third. no matter what happens, nate diaz always brings it. on south sentinella. >> what did you eat growing up when you were kids? what kind of food did you eat? what's lunch? >> macaroni and cheese and hot dogs. >> that was basically. top ramen. >> hot dogs and mac and cheese. >> rice and beans and some sort of protein with it. i'm not a vegetarian, but i learned a lot from them. >> i was pretty much vegan for years really. >> even as a kid? >> i.

stopped eating land animals. i was eating seafood on and off, but i was a vegetarian since i was 18 years old. it was better when i was cutting weight. and nice and light and then i get stronger. once he started fighting, he started doing the same type of thing. >> when you're eating that way, you're going out for food. you go out for asian? >> good food is pretty convenient around here. >> i go to venice beach. >> where do you go? >> vegan, vegetarian. all the way. >> i get off the plane and go right to innen out and burger. that's the last thing i do when i'm in town. that stuff is like crack for me. i got to have it. [ laughter ] >> it's so good. >> maurice serves shrimp, lots

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street tacos are a not guilty the at all pleasure. something of an obsession. they always make me happy. but mexican food has been redefining itself for years here ask in mexico opinion across the city, young, extremely talented chefs are take mexican traditions to the next level and beyond. maybe the most exciting new frontier of modern cooking. chef garcia is one of those pioneers. a native ang elino. located in the heart of downtown his broke b spanish, a higher priced mexicanestaurant than most are accustomed to. chef eddie are childhood friends who opened the wonderful but short lived al ta pub.

which put them both on the map in the modern mexican dynasty. dining scene. >> i absolutely believe the next big thing is reevaluation of flavors and ingredients and a revaluation of how much you should pay. >> there's always going to be new arifles that they are willing to sell you. really good mexican food for very cheap. but not the kind of deep flavors that you find in my travel there is. >> sometimes the thing that is passed dourn is a recipe. it's not a home. it's passed down from generation to generation. it call all comes from these rustic dishes that our grandmothers and grandfathers cooked for us.

>> do you have any responsibility to protect the traditional flavors and ingredients of mexico or not? >> of course. everything that you see here in front of you is inspired by something we had as a child. but how do we present that with our training and our experience that's going to give people value to pay more for it. >> los angeles is kind of the stage for the next level. chef ray is doing a really good job of that. in presenting stuff like this, that's what's going to elevate people's mind set in terms of what you can do with this food. >> skin on pork, cured and salted, cooked for 36 hours and deep fried and served with elephant garlic and radish sprouts. slow cooked lamb with mushrooms and ceso.

a sweet potato filled with pork, the ears, tails and snout. topped with a drizzle of syrup. >> i got one more present for u yo guys here. i know it's your favorite. it's sort of like a predessert. it's my take on a traditional and simple mexican dish. this one we have butter and upped the ante a little bit. >> sweet. thank you. i love this meal. >> is thank you so much. >> this is the most nostalgic dish i have ever had in a restaurant. in los angeles. >> wow. >> nothing says my childhood like this dish right now. >> i worked in restaurants my career. french and italian restaurants.

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gang violence has been part of l.a.'s story for the better part of a century now. also part of the story, police corruption and brutality. former police officer alex salazar was a bad cop. by his own admission, very bad. like a lot of once good police, the streets changed him. he saw a lot of ugliness, the lines became blurred, the job ground him down, and he crossed the line. repeatedly. >> to quote him, those who chase monsters need to be careful that they don't become monsters. i thought i was going to arrest

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worst of society and maybe they have a partner that gets killed or shot. it's all very overwhelming. many turn to alcohol and drugs to medicate. and i'm not trying to be an apologist for the police because, you know, they do need to be held accountable. we need to help them, we really do, because they are out there and they're the ones that are going to show up at your home. >> mexican-american, east l.a., the victim of a crime. you call on the police, expecting a sympathetic response? i mean, generally speaking? what do you think the -- >> i think most police officers show up being ready to help out. they certainly have to do their job. >> i mean, what do you think the victim thinks when they place a phone call do thehave high hopes my call is going to be handled witthe same fervor as somebody calling from beverley hills?

>> well, there are good officers that come in and they do help. there's also many who lose that empathetic feeling of looking at someone with brown skin or very dark skin and they say, why am i helping out this person? this is a stupid mexican, and i saw that being projected upon these people who all they wanted was help. ♪ ♪ >> alisa grew up in boyle heights. and is no stranger to the challenges facing the latino community.

the boyle heights running club started as a safety in numbers project. >> anthony: frequented by elisa and fellow running club member rolie cruz. carne asada, the slow-grilled marinated beef classic served as a burrito with rice and beans, or simply on a tortilla as a taco. tacos lengua, beef tongue braised with garlic and onions.

and tacos el pastor, stacked guajillo chile-rubbed pork shoulder sliced with your choice of toppings. cheap, yet supremely satisfying sweet taco trucks like this one has served the latino community of boyle heights well for years. but the neighborhood is changing. let's say diversifying. >> anthony: you know, first comes the coffee shops, a couple of smart, hip restaurants, hipsters arrive, rents go up. how do you stop that? >> elisa: well, that's what you explained in a nutshell is what has been going on throughout los angeles. the gentrification of downtown, it's spreading here. and in a neighborhood like this, gentrification, not to be dramatic, but the population of families that are homeless is growing. little by little, like, the block is disappearing whether it's deportation, whether it's

gentrification, you know, it's barely now coming to the forefront, but for the people that live and work here every day, it's been the reality. there's a lot of struggles here that if you're going to be a part of this community, like, you have to recognize that struggle. >> rolando cruz: i think that the reality though is that l.a. is always changing, right? so, like, we are in the battle of l.a. who's going to win in this is yet to be determined, but the fight is still going to go on. ♪ to its roots. brewed only in golden, colorado... ...and nowhere else. ever. coors banquet. that's how it's done. (woman vo)o) my husband didn't recognize how tour grandson.eeth. (woman 2 vo) that's when moderate alzheimer's made me a caregiver.

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resurgence of sorts in the chicano community. ♪ >> man with cowboy shirt: no one ever taught you to go, baby. someone else is always to blame, baby. chasing you is always a chase, so you played me now. >> anthony: there is a long and glorious tradition of chicano rock, garage and punk boiling away under and over the surface for years, and egregiously over looked. ♪ but what is it with the morrissey thing? what is it about morrissey? the irish singer via england that sang melancholic pathos-filled ballads that were a backdrop for a million post-breakups during the '80s that so speaks to the chicano soul? i asked musicians and concert promoters oscar arguello and albert gambea. oscar thrives in the rockabilly world, while albert is all things punk. >> anthony: what's up with the morrisy thin apparently in the chicano community morrissey is, like, huge.

>> albert: it's a matter of the heart, man. >> anthony: why out of all the bands in the world did morrissey and the smiths resonate in this community? >> oscar: there was a convergence of music and people that did not connect to what was being said. he connected with his lyrics and i think everything was going so pop and so mainstream and he was the alternative to that, and i think there is a lyrical element to his words that resonated with the latino community. >> anthony: and people said that his lyrics, his songs, resonated with traditional mariachi in that sense that -- >> oscar: right. >> anthony: the songs are so much about finding something beautiful or even funny about getting relentlessly [ bleep ] over and having shit go wrong, i mean. >> elisa: i think morrissey really speaks. you know, it's so odd, he's this white guy -- about displacement and this longing for a mythic home.

you know, because when i go to mexico, i'm like a sore thumb there. you know, my spanish is horrible, the way i dress, the way i talk, but there's just something about it like morrissey really articulates that experience. in terms of an immigrant. he is irish. you know, he feels displaced. >> man wearing morrissey shirt: irish blood, english heart, this i'm made of. there is no one on earth i'm afraid of. >> albert: this is the thing about being a mexican in the states. you're never white enough for this country, and you're never brown enough for mexico. >> oscar: there is a big issue about that, pocho, and all that. but i know that we are californians, inherently, and i am los angeles.

>> man wearing morrissey shirt: i've been dreaming of a time when to be english is not to be baneful. to be standing by the flag not feeling shameful, racist or partial. forever. ♪ ♪ >> edorta: an old basque saying goes -- we are because we were, what we were, who we were, we dot know. we don't kw where our language came from. it's been mixed with several other languages.