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    How is LA's immigrant community reacting to shootings in El Paso and Dayton?

    In the wake of two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, Angelenos today are thinking a whole lot about El Pasoans and Daytonians. What the public is coming to understand is that the shooter in El Paso was targeting immigrants.

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Aug 5, 2019 • 1 min read

    In the wake of two mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, Angelenos today are thinking a whole lot about El Pasoans and Daytonians. What the public is coming to understand is that the shooter in El Paso was targeting immigrants. According to a four-page document that law enforcement officials are almost certain came from him, the shooter identifies immigrants coming to the U.S. as invaders and taking jobs from Americans of European decent. It’s a common trope among white nationalists and white supremacists.

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    LA responds to mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton
    1. 1:00How is LA's immigrant community reacting to shootings in El Paso and Dayton?You’re reading this
    2. 14:27U.S. women's national soccer team celebrates victory tour, pushes for gender equality
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