He must be confused, this is America, not Mexico.

Via Fox News:

The strategy of a Mexican billionaire to ‘Mexicanize’ his Los Angeles Major League Soccer team in order to attract the local Mexican fan base has resulted in what one former employee calls “ethnic cleansing” of the team.

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court by Cynthia Craig, former director of human resources for Chivas USA, alleges a culture of harassment and discrimination that ultimately caused her to leave the team.

Craig, who is African-American, says she was forced out of her job in July after, what her complaint alleges, was a prolonged period of harassment against her by team owner Jorge Vergara and Jose David, team president, because she was not Mexican nor could she speak Spanish.

On May 28, former youth academy coaches, Daniel Calichman and Teddy Chronopoulos, allege they were part of the team’s purging of non-Mexican players and coaches and were the first to file a discrimination suit based on national origin, ethnicity, and race against Chivas USA in Los Angeles Superior Court.

“In the U.S. and in California, sports franchises have to abide by the same rules and laws that all employers are required to follow, including the laws prohibiting employment discrimination,” said Greg Helmer, attorney for Chronopoulos and Calichman. “A sports franchise is not in any way exempt from those laws simply because it is in the sports business.”

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