we're joined by the preeminent scholar on this often overlooked chapter of american history, francisco balderramaprofessor of american history and chicano studies at california state university, los angeles. he is co-author of "decade of betrayal: mexican repatriation in the 1930's." professor balderrama, welcome to democracy now! i think for many, especially young people, but i am sure many more, do not know this chapter of american history. can you lay it o out for u us wt actually h happened yethough >> you are right that it is largely not known and in the larger american socociety, the mexican nation as well as in the mexican community itself that this occurred during the great depressioion, a period of vast unemployment and underemployment that at least over one million 2 millionhinks almost individuals, mexican nationals and american citizens of mexican descent were swept up and expelled out of this country. it covered the entire united states from alabama and mississippi to alaska, from los angeles to new york. this mass expulsion occurred. and of a population that included mexican nationa