While many members of the Chicano movement simply wanted equal respect from their neighbors and the American government, some dreamed of a new country based on Aztlan and the idea that Mexican racial heritage gave some people a basic right to the land of Mexico and the American Southwest A few even claimed that non-Mexican people should be driven from the territory. In a discussion post, briefly talk about your thoughts about Azlan. The U. S. acquired the territory, but what about the people who were already living there?