An Immigrant
How many more dead? How many more bodies without names, hidden and unreported? How many more families torn apart?
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We Are Not “Nobodies:” The Migrant Contribution to the Face of Terror
Since Donald Trump returned to power in January 2025, the United States has once again plunged into an immigration policy marked by fear, racism, and institutional violence.
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We’re Not Waiting for Saviors: Migrants Are Not Props—We Are the Foundation of a New Society
We are living through dark times, marked by systematic terror against our migrant communities. ICE continues executing its malignant ‘duty,’ hunting us in the streets at gun point and abducting our friends and family. Meanwhile, politicians from every party rush to release statements, pose for photos, and promise they’ll “do something.”
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A Reflection by an Immigrant // Reflexión de un Inmigrante
Today my chest hurts. It hurts to see how those who only came here to work and live in peace are being persecuted. This morning in Los Angeles, federal ICE and FBI agents carried out well-coordinated operations, as if they were going after dangerous criminals. But what they did was go after workers—after migrants who keep this city running with their labor.
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No es la frontera, es el color de nuestra piel
Ser un migrante de color en Estados Unidos no es solo cruzar una frontera física. Es vivir todos los días con la carga de una sospecha. Es ver cómo tu piel habla por ti antes de que abras la boca, cómo tu acento es escuchado como amenaza, cómo tu trabajo es invisibilizado y tu humanidad cuestionada.
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