Those are Anglo laws. Once Jose and his buddies control the state legislatures, land redistribution will be the order of the day.
Laws aren't written in stone, you know. When they are the majority, they will write the laws. And you can bet your sweet you-know that they won't be bashful about favoring themselves; none of this "we're all equal" crap that the poor, pathetic weakling Anglos yapped about. Nosirree, not under the rule of the descendants of Los Conquistadores.