Thread by @comachuchovos, Hey! To every Mexican / Mexican American who doesn’t understand what xenophobia [...]

Hey! To every Mexican / Mexican American who doesn’t understand what xenophobia is and who doesn’t know about the violence that happens to Central Americans crossing through Mexico, here’s an amazing book FOR FREE: http://www.anamnesis.info/sites/default/files/Oscar_Martinez_The_Beast.pdf

Forgot to add, but there’s sexual violence and murder described in the book I suggested. It’s a necessary book, but also a very triggering one too.

Here’s a video of the author, Oscar Martinez, speaking on this issue:

“64% of those polled said immigrants ‘are a burden’ on Mexico ‘because they take jobs and receive benefits that should belong to Mexicans.’ [In contrast], only 37% of Americans see immigration as detrimental to the country’s economy.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/mexico-turns-its-back-migrants-emboldening-trump/%3foutputType=amp

Opinion | Mexico turns its back on migrants, emboldening Trump

Trump could now point to Mexico’s appetite for enforcement as a validation of his own punitive approach to immigration.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2019/07/18/mexico-turns-its-back-migrants-emboldening-trump/%3foutputType=amp

Please learn about the people affected. What community people came from matters.
https://twitter.com/_danalvarenga/status/1260024939400159237?s=21 https://twitter.com/_danalvarenga/status/1260024939400159237

https://twitter.com/_danalvarenga/status/1260024939400159237?s=21

Anti-immigrant protests in Mexico. Important to remember that power dynamics between Central Americans and Mexicans are different.

https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1063521189673529344?s=21 https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1063521189673529344

https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1063521189673529344?s=21

Immigration is a Black issue.
In the United States and in Mexico.

Racist policing exists across Latin America.
https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1183765955693953025?s=21 https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1183765955693953025

https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1183765955693953025?s=21

Statistics and facts about the violence that Central American women face: https://unu.edu/publications/articles/fleeing-to-mexico-for-safety-the-perilous-journey-for-migrant-women.html

Fleeing to Mexico for Safety: The Perilous Journey for Migrant Women - United Nations University

As citizens flee growing violence in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, it is critical for Mexico to improve programmes and policies that protect Northern Triangle migrants, particularly women who...

https://unu.edu/publications/articles/fleeing-to-mexico-for-safety-the-perilous-journey-for-migrant-women.html

Immigration is a trans issue! Policing is a trans issue.

Central Americans trans women face so much violence when seeking asylum. We need to uplift their voices during these protests, always. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/us/lgbt-migrants-abuse.amp.html

‘They Were Abusing Us the Whole Way’: A Tough Path for Gay and Trans Migrants

As they seek refuge from violence at home, L.G.B.T. migrants from Central America often encounter discrimination and exploitation.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2018/07/11/us/lgbt-migrants-abuse.amp.html

More on the violence committed against the LGBTQ+ community, especially Central American trans women. They should be at the forefront of these ICE movements!

tw // transphobia, sexual violence https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-29/trump-administration-returns-vulnerable-lgbt-asylum-seekers-to-mexico%3f_amp=true

For transgender migrants fleeing death threats, asylum in the U.S. is a crapshoot

LGBTQ migrants face extortion, death threats and assault after they're sent south of the border

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2019-10-29/trump-administration-returns-vulnerable-lgbt-asylum-seekers-to-mexico%3f_amp=true

A thread:
https://twitter.com/_danalvarenga/status/1273655821268856833?s=21 https://twitter.com/_danalvarenga/status/1273655821268856833

https://twitter.com/_danalvarenga/status/1273655821268856833?s=21

Most of the children dying at the hands of ICE are Indigenous from Guatemala. It’s important not to erase that because it erased the specific harm done against Maya communities. Uplift Indigenous voices in these movements!!!
https://twitter.com/nisgua_guate/status/1129431950228221952?s=21 https://twitter.com/nisgua_guate/status/1129431950228221952

https://twitter.com/nisgua_guate/status/1129431950228221952?s=21

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