Many people have been deported from the United States because of the President Donald Trump’s harsh immigration policies.
While some return to their country of origin and forget about the so-called “American dream”, others see with uncertainty about your future to the not finding opportunities in the countries where they were born.
However, there are places where deportees have a new opportunity to start from scratch and build the life and dreams that they sought to materialize in the United States.
Such is the case, according to a recent CNN report, of Little LA, a small neighborhood located in the Tabacalera neighborhood, near the Monument to the Revolution, in Mexico, which has become a place where deportees can live, work, study and start their own businesses.
CNN reports that the neighborhood is called that, since several of deported migrants They come from California. Many claim that the place It has similarities with the most commercial areas of that state.
The media collects the statements of Edwin Sánchez, a migrant who decided to return to Mexico and who, thanks to the support he found in the neighborhood, You feel more free and with the hope of achieving a business and fulfilling your dreams.
CNN also indicates that New Comienzos, an organization nonprofit dedicated to supporting migrants returning to Mexico.
“Little LA is a resilient community, a brave community that wants to start over despite having lost everything in a country they considered theirs, although clearly it was not, for the simple fact that a role determines your entire life“Ana Estrada, volunteer director of New Comienzos, tells CNN.
The media also includes statements from the founder of New Comienzos, Israel Concha, who stated that the main objective of this organization is “empower” deportees through services such as legal support, food stamps, English certifications and job search.
Another testimony that CNN collects is that of Mauricio López, who states on social networks that, after self-deporting in 2017, he received help in Little LA, where he not only obtained an English certification, He also opened his own school and started a family business.
“I took a risk and, after living 18 years in the United States, I gave my country a chance and I have no regrets.” says Lopez.
Finally, Estrada points out the difficulties that deportees face.
“In the US, if you are assaulted or harmed, the authorities start an investigation, even if you are not a citizen, but in Mexico, unfortunately, many of them are in danger. The laws are very different. Another barrier is discrimination, racism of their own people because they hear them speak English, because they dress differently or because they have tattoos,” Estrada tells CNN.
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