In Agreements with Mexico? (That's A First...)
It is no surprise for many to know that boarder security has been a massive deal to President Trump who, for months now, has been advocating for the creation of a wall to be built in order to prevent ‘illegal immigrants’ from breaking into the United States. However as of today, Trump has made a very big statement regarding boarder security and how America is going to secure the boarder; and it seems to be in connection with the situation that took place over the weekend.
A caravan of roughly 1,100 -1,500 people (most of them Honduras) was organized by Pueble Sin Fronteras and was making their way to the United States from the Southern boarder of Mexico. Pueble Sin Fronteras (which translates to People Without Boarders) states on their website that they are an organization that’s goal is to “accompany migrants and refugees in their journey of hope and together demand our Human Rights” Reportedly in Honduras, there has been massive political violence (atop of the general gangs and cartels in the area) which is causing many citizens to uproot themselves from their country and seek out safe havens like the States for new refuge.
Initially being a story that gained popularity by the media outlet BuzzFeed, the initiative triggered massive public response which later got picked up on Sunday by news stations like Fox&Friends, and was discovered by the orange man himself and it led to a slew of Tweets which he put out on the weekend. (I’ll spare you the nonsense and sum that) the gist of Trump’s argument was that “These big flows of people are all trying to take advantage of DACA.” and that “They want in on the act!” therefore Trump has once against affirmed (like the Dictator that he is) there will be “NO MORE DACA DEAL!”
Seemingly due to all the frenzied coverage and misinformed information being tweeted about this caravan with people, Mexico has announced that they are disbanding the caravan. Although they have stated that they will be granting Humanitarian Visa’s to a select few people (like pregnant women, people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, etc…), they have stated that rest will be deported unless they petition to stay in the country within a 10-30 day time frame from whence they arrived. So far, over 400 people have already been deported. Mexican Immigration officials have said in a statement that “under no circumstances will the government of Mexico support irregular migration” and as of today, April 3, 2018, President Trump has stated that he is in favour of this decision (which is a first, since he has always been in opposition of Mexico and their people). When asked to give a response during a luncheon, Trump said that he respects what Mexico has done and admires their laws, which are very powerful and very strong…
To me I find that there are just so many things wrong with this story. As we have discussed over and over, for centuries, America has pushed the narrative that it is a land of freedom and opportunity; however has shown in its actions that it is a place for freedom and opportunity (for a select few people) in fine print…
The government neglects to acknowledge that the country has flourished, and continues to flourish with the help of immigrants who pay taxes and continue to work the underpaid/laborious jobs (that many American’s tend to overlook or refuse to take on themselves, might I add). The argument that ‘they are stealing our jobs’ is a false narrative which seriously needs to stop being perpetuated because CLEARLY the ‘our’ in this scenario is not referring to Blacks, Hispanics, Indigenous peoples, etc…
To me, this (among many examples we have seen in the news and heard from people’s testimonies) behaves as the clear attempts for an erasure of diversity in America. First and foremost, Trump’s tweets illustrate exactly how little the President knows about DACA and what it is. For those who are unfamiliar, DACA is supposed to be about the people who were brought into the country when they were kids who ended up being here illegally (which are at no choice of their own)…not new people entering into the country. Thus this argument does not hold water (let alone even make sense to the situation). What people have to understand is that many people are fleeing their countries due to wide scale violence that is running rampant and affecting the lives of many innocent citizens.
-LG
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