LA Descends Into Chaos As Mexican Rioters Wage War On America

If you want to understand why America’s second most-populated city now resembles a dystopian hellscape — with masked barbarians shattering the windows at LAPD headquarters, lunatics in vans doing reverse-donuts on the sidewalks, foreign nationals waving Mexican flags and throwing stones at passing cars, and Antifa militants throwing Molotov cocktails and ramming their motorcycles into police lines — you have to go back about forty years.
That’s when Ronald Reagan nearly swept the Electoral College by winning 49 states. Shortly after this total blowout, Reagan proceeded to sign legislation that would make it impossible for any Republican presidential candidate to achieve that margin of victory ever again. He pulled the ladder up behind him, in ways that no one really appreciated at the time. And he did it by granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens who had entered the United States.
That decision kickstarted an unprecedented demographic change that would torpedo any hope of national unity going forward. In order to appease any skeptics, Reagan’s amnesty legislation had been billed as a “one time only” deal. The idea was that, going forward, the government would take border security more seriously. But it was never a convincing argument. Everyone knew that more migrants would flood into the country, now that the U.S. had demonstrated its hesitation to deport illegal aliens. That’s why even Ronald Reagan — one of the most popular presidents of all time — wasn’t able to sell the proposal to the public. Most Americans opposed the bill.
Nevertheless, it became law. Both parties united to push it through. And soon afterwards, America began to change in ways that we still don’t fully understand. Take a look at this chart from Pew. It shows the share of Hispanics in each U.S. county, as of 1980.

Pew Research.
At the time, Hispanics amounted to just 6% of the population of the country. There were a total of just 403 counties — out of more than 3,000 total counties in the country — in which Hispanics made up more than 5% of the population. Now take a look at Pew’s chart from 2020:

Pew Research
Forty years later, Hispanics account for more than 20% of the population — and that’s just the ones we know about. Of course, illegal aliens aren’t included in these numbers. But even the official statistics are striking. Hispanics now account for at least 5% of the population in more than 1,400 counties.
This is a transformation that’s been particularly obvious in California. Take a drive through Downtown L.A. sometime, and you’ll see the signs all over the place. (In fact, you’ll see the signs quite literally, because many of the street signs are now written in Spanish). Compton is particularly unrecognizable. In the early 20th century, Compton was roughly 95% white (as in, non-Hispanic white). By the 1960s, the white population was down to 33%. And now it’s roughly one-half of one percent.
Additionally, the black population in Compton spiked around 1970, at 70%. Now Compton is roughly 70% Hispanic. In other words, Hispanics have essentially replaced the native population in Compton — and in many other neighborhoods in California.
This has not been a peaceful takeover. It was a hostile invasion by a foreign power — one that doesn’t even pretend to respect our laws or culture. Against their will, American citizens have been forced to watch as large portions of the state of California — and many other states — have been transformed into outposts of dysfunctional third world foreign countries.
The foreign nationals that have flooded into California have not brought newfound prosperity or innovation to the United States. They haven’t enriched this country in any observable way. In fields like technology, media and science, you will not find a single significant breakthrough that’s been generated by any of these migrants. Their communities are not adding value, nor are they “American” in any relevant sense. Instead, for several years now, they’ve been waiting for their moment to secede. They’ve looked forward to the day when they can openly declare their disdain for this country, and then try to burn it down.
Over the weekend, that moment came. With the full endorsement of the political leaders of Los Angeles, rioters attacked federal law enforcement officials, besieged federal government buildings, vandalized stores and torched vehicles. And as they did so, these rioters did not leave any room for interpretation about their motivations. Here’s a photograph from Reuters that sums up the situation about as well as any photograph can:

Compton, California, U.S., June 7, 2025. REUTERS/Barbara Davidson.
There’s thick smoke from a car these people set on fire. The police are keeping their distance. And in the foreground, a masked rioter on a motorcycle waves the Mexican flag. There are many more photographs like this.
Here’s another that’s making the rounds:

Paramount, CA. (REUTERS/Barbara Davidson)
Looking at images like this, a lot of people have expressed confusion on social media. They’re wondering: If these people love Mexico so much, to the point that they’re going to wave the Mexican flag as they besiege a foreign country, why don’t they just go back to Mexico? Why are they violently resisting any attempt by the Trump administration to return them to the homeland that they’re supposedly so proud of?
On one level, the answer seems obvious: These people don’t want to go back to Mexico because they’ve destroyed it. That’s all they’re capable of doing: Destroying things. To be sure, we’re constantly told about all of the wondrous benefits that hard-working Mexicans bring to our country. And yet Mexico, with all of its Mexicans, is a dysfunctional hellhole that Mexicans desperately want to escape. Something isn’t exactly adding up there.
And indeed, if you take a look at some of the footage from these protests, you see very clearly that these people are wantonly destroying everything they can get their hands on. They’ve even torched self-driving Waymo vehicles, for no discernible reason at all. The journalist Cam Higby with “Today Is America” captured the first video, while Anthony Cabassa recorded the second. Watch:
COMPLETE ANARCHY IN LA – NO COPS PRESENT – NO NATIONAL GUARD
I AM ON THE GROUND FOLLOW NOW FOR UPDATES | LA RIOTS pic.twitter.com/UDFDOgzwIx
— Cam Higby | America First ???????? (@camhigby) June 9, 2025
CREDIT: Cam Higby with “Today Is America”
BREAKING ????: Protestors light an American Flag on fire in an attempt to light another WayMo vehicle on fire.
Still no police or firefighter response to the fires. Things are quickly escalating.
Los Ángeles, CA pic.twitter.com/vbdwvwsqou
— Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 9, 2025
CREDIT: Anthony Cabassa
JUST IN: CNN declares the riots have “taken a turn,” says law enforcement “has a problem.”
A local law enforcement source has told the outlet that LA is in for a “rough night.”
“This crowd is different … you have a problem for law enforcement…” pic.twitter.com/q6lk7WPIfA
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) June 9, 2025
CREDIT: Collin Rugg
As you watch all of these obese foreigners randomly destroying property, you might conclude that they’re simply mindless agents of destruction. They go from country to country, demanding handouts and wrecking everything they touch.
And that’s true, to an extent. At the same time, these rioters are obviously acting as foot soldiers of much more powerful forces. They’re not looting small businesses and setting self-driving Waymo cars on fire because they’re protesting immigration enforcement. No one believes that. They’re committing these crimes as part of a larger agenda. And it’s not hard to see what that agenda is. Their leaders — in this country, and in Mexico — are telling them to destabilize and ultimately destroy the United States. And the foot soldiers are obeying those orders.
That’s the same reason Left-wing militants, including Antifa, are joining in these riots. In many ways, what we’re seeing in Los Angeles amounts to state-sponsored terrorism. Put aside what Democrats are saying — we’ll get into that in a second. We can’t overlook the fact that the president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, recently encouraged Mexicans to take to the streets in the United States. Sheinbaum reportedly threatened, “If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen.”
Yes, just a few days ago, the president of Mexico said, “we will mobilize” in order to punish the United States. She was responding to the bill in Congress that would tax all money sent to Mexico, to the tune of 3%. It’s an important provision because it discourages Mexicans from coming to this country to secure jobs while then funneling the money out of our economy.
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But the Mexican president isn’t happy about it. Therefore, she called for direct action in a foreign country, which sounds a lot like an act of war. And right on cue, as per her instructions, foreign nationals, along with Antifa, are indeed “mobilizing” in Los Angeles. According to the chief of police, in many cases, they’re using commercial-grade fireworks to attack police officers — which can easily cause serious injury or death. Here’s one of those attacks, which was shot by Higby:
???????? BREAKING POLICE HORSE BACK UNIT HIT WITH MASSIVE FIREWORK – MAJOR POLICE PUSH
I am on the ground at the LA riots. This work is dangerous PLEASE FOLLOW pic.twitter.com/E3ESUGWk6t
— Cam Higby | America First ???????? (@camhigby) June 9, 2025
CREDIT: Cam Higby with “Today Is America”
Beyond torching Waymos and attacking police officers, the rioters have destroyed several police vehicles, set fire to small businesses, and blocked the freeway (trapping hundreds of people in the process). The authorities say that one person was arrested for throwing a Molotov cocktail at officers, while another was arrested after ramming an officer with a motorcycle.
Here’s just a sampling of some of the violence. Watch:
???? This is the other side of the over pass. ENTIRE FLEETS of California Highway Patrol vehicles are being annihilated by LA rioters.
I am on the ground now. pic.twitter.com/YOtf5O13NV
— Cam Higby | America First ???????? (@camhigby) June 9, 2025
CREDIT: Cam Higby with “Today Is America”
Far-left political violence, arson attacks and looting are occurring in Los Angeles. Leftist militants are engaging in an insurrection against the government to try to shut down deportation of criminal foreign nationals. pic.twitter.com/HQcqY00lOk
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 8, 2025
CREDIT: Andy Ngo
Far-left political violence, arson attacks and looting are occurring in Los Angeles. Leftist militants are engaging in an insurrection against the government to try to shut down deportation of criminal foreign nationals. pic.twitter.com/HQcqY00lOk
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 8, 2025
CREDIT: Andy Ngo
????????BREAKING black police SUV completely DEMOLISHED by LA rioters as it drives by. Major clashes follow
I am on the ground now FOLLOW ME for updates. pic.twitter.com/xydDagDhIm
— Cam Higby | America First ???????? (@camhigby) June 8, 2025
CREDIT: Cam Higby with “Today Is America”
Compton, Los Angeles — Leftist and Mexican nationalist rioters are starting more fires to try to thin police resources so they can carry out targeted attacks. pic.twitter.com/oMgcO7Me9m
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 8, 2025
CREDIT Andy Ngo
BREAKING ????: Police have just been overrun by protestors, and now there are thousands making themselves into the 101 freeway. More and more protestors continue to gather in DTLA for today’s protests. pic.twitter.com/hUeSbvSHHJ
— Anthony (@AnthonyCabassa_) June 8, 2025
CREDIT Anthony Cabassa
There’s a lot more where this came from. Other footage shows rioters burning and spitting on American flags. They’re also setting fires in the middle of the street by City Hall and breaking the windows at LAPD headquarters, without any officers even attempting to stop them. To be very clear about this: These demonstrators are ostensibly protesting because, as part of their raids in Los Angeles, ICE removed criminals who have no right to be in this country. And in many cases, they’re obviously horrible people who belong in prison for the rest of their lives.
For example, Fox reports that, “DHS confirms that a Vietnamese illegal alien ICE arrested in LA operation yesterday is a convicted murderer & gang member who was involved in shooting up a high school graduation party in San Marino in 1994, killing two teenagers and injuring 7 others.” They also arrested multiple sex offenders, drug traffickers and so on.
In other words, as always, the Left is committing acts of terrorism because other terrorists are being taken off the streets. In every case, that’s why they riot. And the Left got away with doing this back in 2020. They were able to take over the freeways and set fire to federal buildings all over the country, on behalf of professional degenerates like George Floyd and Jacob Blake. And that’s precisely why it’s happening again. They don’t believe that there will be any consequences for rioting because they’ve never experienced any consequences before.
WATCH: The Matt Walsh Show
The only solution, of course, is to treat them like the terrorists they are. Use overwhelming force to put down the riots. Charge and convict the rioters and send them to prison for years. Ruin their lives. Show no mercy. Make an example of them. This is how you maintain a just and orderly society. The other option is anarchy. And it’s only a matter of time before a lot of people die as a result. After all, at the moment, these terrorists are being allowed to commit attempted murder in broad daylight. Watch:
CREDIT: Bill Melugin and Kevin Dalton
There’s no reason why those federal agents shouldn’t have responded with lethal force in this scenario. He’s throwing rocks at fast-moving vehicles. That’s the definition of attempted murder. If you want to control this violent mob, all it takes is for one of these people to suffer immediate consequences. But that never happens. So they keep doing it, just like they did five years ago.
And just in case you thought the parallels to 2020 weren’t explicit enough, here’s another one. You might remember this image from 2020, as the buildings are burning behind the CNN reporter.

CNN
The text at the bottom of the screen describes the riots as “fiery but mostly peaceful,” as everything is being torched in the background. It instantly became an iconic image, for obvious reasons. And now Democrats are bringing it back. The other day, a Democrat congresswoman appeared on CNN to declare that the LA riots are “mostly peaceful,” even as CNN showed footage of burning cars on the screen. Watch:
“PEACEFUL PROTEST” — Democrat congresswoman claims the Los Angeles riot is a peaceful protest as CNN shows footage of a car burning pic.twitter.com/DRf0XaDZ1z
— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) June 8, 2025
CREDIT: TVNewsNow
Yes, according to congresswoman “Nanette Díaz Barragán,” the riots are totally fine and peaceful. There’s nothing to see here. Pay no attention to the burning vehicles on your screen.
Meanwhile, the sheriff of Los Angeles County, a guy named “Robert Luna,” is saying the same thing. He’s pledging not to assist the federal government as it attempts to enforce immigration law.
Now, if you’re noticing something of a pattern here: Powerful political figures with Hispanic last-names are telling you to shut up and enjoy the riots. In fact, they’re literally saying that. An ABC reporter just gave us a quote that may prove to be more infamous and iconic than the fiery but mostly peaceful line from CNN. Listen to how he characterized the scene:
I cannot believe this is real.
ABC reporter says not to bring in law enforcement to the LA riots because “it’s just a bunch of people having fun watching cars burn.”pic.twitter.com/OlgBo4Pj1I
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) June 9, 2025
CREDIT: Libs of TikTok
Yes, it’s not a riot. It’s just “a group of people having fun watching cars burn” That’s the analysis from the media, as political leaders continue to openly encourage the rioting.
Watch as one California lawmaker named “Eunisses Hernandez” explains that the rioters are going to continue to “escalate” their tactics against law enforcement:
Los Angeles city council member @EunissesH urges the leftist and Mexican nationalist mob to escalate their violence in the insurrection against the federal government. pic.twitter.com/Iik2XnS19I
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) June 8, 2025
CREDIT: Andy Ngo
It’s just a casual threat of insurrection from yet another elected official.
Maybe you’re starting to see the issue. All of these California politicians with foreign last names were born in this country. They were raised by foreigners, as first-generation Americans. They are, therefore, impossible to lawfully deport at the moment. But they clearly don’t share any American values whatsoever. They don’t respect the rule of law. They despise this country, and openly encourage rioters to destroy it. They are not loyal to this country. Instead they’re loyalty lies with the country that their parents and grandparents escaped. This is the natural end result of “amnesty” and birthright citizenship.
The goal of the Democrat Party, going back several decades, has been to flood the country with people like this. Inevitably, they’ll have children who can’t be deported. And in the meantime, all of these illegal aliens will contribute to Democrats’ numbers in the census, which is why California has so many seats in Congress.
It’s no accident that, 40 years after Reagan’s amnesty, Democrats are continuing to demand the same thing: They want citizenship for as many of these aliens as possible.
Here’s Maxine Waters from just the other day:
The promise has always been the same: Amnesty, they tell us, will result in stability and assimilation. But the opposite has been true. Amnesty just codified and legitimizes the invasion, while creating a permanent class of people who hate this country and are embolden to act on that hatred. That’s on full display right now in Los Angeles. It’s also on display in places like Houston and New York, which have seen similar demonstrations in recent days. It’s on display in Minnesota, too, where there’s just been yet another shooting involving Somalis, one of whom has been arrested.

ABC-KSTP/Minneapolis, MN.
This is the third violent episode to unfold at a Minneapolis-area high school involving Somalis just this year. It’s almost as if the reason these foreign countries are hellholes is that the people living inside them are often violent and incapable of self-governance, or obeying laws, or exercising any amount of restraint or personal responsibility. And then they come here, and continue engaging in the same kind of behavior that destroyed their homes.
With the ongoing riots and widespread destruction in Los Angeles, once again, this pattern is abundantly clear. The Trump administration has already sent in the National Guard, with the Marines potentially on their way as well. These are moves that suggest that the White House won’t repeat the mistakes of 2020, where the Left was allowed to demolish entire city blocks and torch federal buildings with impunity. (And even the LAPD chief of police, late last night, suggested that the National Guard was necessary because of the escalation of violence). But at the moment, if we’re being honest, the National Guard doesn’t seem to be doing much of anything. We certainly aren’t seeing anything approaching the level of overwhelming force that’s required. Apparently they’re still in transit at the moment. I have no idea why transit would take this long, unless they’re arriving by railway like it’s the 19th century or something.
In any event, the way forward is clear: Any illegal foreign invader involved in a riot should be shipped immediately to Guantanamo Bay. Any illegal foreign invader not involved in a riot should be shipped immediately to whatever country they come from. All illegal foreign invaders must be rounded up and removed, one way or another. We know the FBI is capable of finding these people, because they tracked down every grandmother who dared to walk near the Capitol Building on January 6th. Now they need to use those resources to get these foreign criminals out of this country. That’s what most Americans wanted back in 1984, even though they didn’t get it. And it’s what most Americans want today, which is why Donald Trump just won the last election. If the United States of America is going to remain an independent country — if it’s going to defeat this open revolt — then the Trump administration has no choice but to give us exactly what we voted for.
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