How divisive was marxist socialist thought during the chicano movement?

Marxist-Leninist thought was crucial in the division of the Chicano movement.

The Raza Unida Party (RUP), formed in 1970, attempted to gain political power for the Chicano community. However, by 1973 internal division was fueled by the power dispute between Jose Angel Gutierrez and Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzalez, and the ideological issues between those who had Marxist-Leninist and cultural nationalist orientations.

what are local authorities doing to fix the problem

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president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.