A statement released by the White House this week described the culmination of the Mexican-American war as a “legendary victory” that “reasserted American sovereignty, and expanded the promise of American independence across our majestic continent.” Albert Camarillo, a professor of history at Stanford University, revisits the conflict’s history with The World’s Host Marco Werman.
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