Organize to influence public policies, they suggest undocumented immigrants

Jessica Xantomila and Jared Laureles

La Jornada Newspaper
Wednesday, November 6, 2024, p. 7

The migrant community in the United States must organize to influence public policies in their favor, regardless of the results of the presidential elections, since with both the Republican candidate, Donald Trump, and the Democrat, Kamala Harris, there are quite a few worriessince during their campaigns none of them showed a clear agenda for the regularization of this population, the organizations Fuerza Migrante and Alianza Américas agreed.

In the context of yesterday’s election day in the neighboring country to the north, they stated that there is fear and uncertainty, because to a lesser or greater extent both candidates focused on the security of the border with Mexico, using a language that paints the migrant as someone who is a risk.

In an interview, Avelino Meza, general secretary of Fuerza Migrante, assured that they have been particularly surprised the violence and radicalization of Trump’s positions; We deeply regret that they continue to use the agenda of the undocumented community, mainly Latin American or Mexican, for electoral purposes..

Last Monday, Trump threatened Claudia Sheinbaum’s government with trade tariffs if it does not take measures to stop the migratory flow to the United States, and accused that Mexico has invaded us.

Meza asserted that the two candidates for the presidency of that country have also been very ambiguous on the agenda for the regularization of foreigners, one of the most important issues for them.

A strategic plan has not been presented to define a path towards the legalization of these millions of people with irregular status in the United States, those who would expect immigration relief or progress in policieshe stressed.

For this reason, he highlighted the importance of the community being more active after the electoral process, to pressure the development and implementation of actions for their benefit.

Dulce Guzmán, executive director of Alianza Américas, considered that with both standard bearers There are quite a few concerns, because the narrative and rhetoric that is being used is very anti-immigrant..

Therefore, he emphasized, With whoever wins, we have the challenge of changing that narrative and arming people with information and resources so they can protect their communities..

Interviewed separately, she considered that among the population Emotions are very high, there is a lot of anxiety, desperation to know what the future awaits us, but I think that at the same time there is a lot of positive and motivating energy..