AuthornimJRose
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This country criticizes us for simply living — whether documented or not — because we’re brown. They want to deport people for civil offenses equivalent to jaywalking, while a convicted felon and known racist still runs for office with full support. How is his crime viewed as a parking ticket, but honest, hardworking people are treated like criminals?
We are not all criminals.
And no — these protests are not violent. What the media shows doesn’t represent the peaceful movement happening on the streets.
They ask why we bring Mexican flags. I’ve heard people wearing MAGA hats ask if we’re “plants,” if we’re paid to be here. The answer is no.
We carry the flag because it’s part of our identity. Because our parents carried it with pride. Because our culture isn’t something we put down when it’s inconvenient — it’s part of our soul.
We march for our friends, our families, our neighbors. For the hardworking people living paycheck to paycheck. The people who pay taxes. The ones whose labor helps build this country and sustain its economy.
We’re not taking your jobs. Immigrants do the work many won’t. And let’s be honest — America won’t legalize people when it can exploit their labor and pay them less than minimum wage.
“Come here legally,” they say. But some people don’t have that luxury when their lives are on the line.
And now, even when people try to do things “the right way,” they’re still being deported. Children are being ripped from their parents. People are being taken off the streets. Even American-born citizens are being harassed — simply for being brown.
We’re being criminalized. Silenced. And our right to peacefully protest is being threatened — while the people who stormed the Capitol were barely held accountable.
Let’s call this what it is: racism.
devakin9
@AuthornimJRose dear author... We are very sorry to hear this... We are from another country so we don't know the depth of the things that are going on now.... But as we are reading what you mentioned it is a very serious issue... I hope you "Remember to take care of yourself too. This is a marathon, not a sprint."
