Let’s Talk About Migration
How is it possible that those who have driven the economic growth of the United States and their countries of origin such as Mexico remain trapped in a grinding poverty that condemns them to exile?
How is it possible that those who have driven the economic growth of the United States and their countries of origin such as Mexico remain trapped in a grinding poverty that condemns them to exile?
Speaking to the victims’ families and survivors, the former Migration commissioner acknowledged that this tragedy was “unacceptable” and that “the victims’ human rights were violated.”
Mexico is currently awaiting a response that guarantees that the incidents will not go unpunished, and has requested the FBI investigate the death, which occurred during an ICE operation.
The surprise announcement that Los Aguilar would be performing at a Mexican Independence event sparked criticism, and mobilized citizens to cancel the concert in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
It is not enough to denounce Trump: it is necessary to point the finger at the global system, led by the United States, which has historically exploited the
poorest peoples.
The caravan of 300 which departed Chiapas are looking for residency and employment.
The recent introduction of the Dignity Act makes clear the structural disdain of US Republicans and Democrats towards the migrant community.
Mexico’s new anti-extortion law will help merchants, but has little to offer to the countless migrants who are extorted in transit through Mexico.
This is a moment we cannot waste. Unity among migrants, citizens, workers, and organized communities is the key to defeating the threat posed by Trump.
Let’s talk about migration, but with truth, with commitment, and with conscience, because defending the migrant is defending the future of humanity.