The American singer with Dominican roots, Prince Royce, said on Saturday, June 14 that Latinos are living “a very difficult time”, within the framework of the protests that have taken place in Los Angeles (United States) after the raids and The hardening of migratory measures implemented by President Donald Trump.
The singer’s statements as GIVE YOU A KISS, I Wait for You either Innocent facethey occur in the midst of protests against migratory raids initiated in Los Angeles (California), where a nightmage touch has been decreed in an attempt by local authorities to stop the disturbances, they have extended to other large cities such as New York or Chicago.
Organizations in defense of migrant rights have called on Saturday 14 to a day of mobilizations in more than 1,800 cities in the United States, in response to raids and military presence implemented by Trump.
But, Prince Royce is not the only artist who has spoken. “A country can change its immigration policies, but the treatment of people must always be human,” said Colombian singer Shakira in an interview with the BBC. The Colombian also postponed her concert in Los Angeles for protests against ICE’s raids.
Pen weightone of the ten most heard artists in the world in 2024 through Spotify, declared himself in turn with the “broken heart” due to the raids and announced donations to civil organizations.
The star Pepe Aguilar shared on Instagram his interpretation of a run on a Mexican worker in the United States.
“I am not going to fight the system, I will make a peaceful resistance with art,” said Pepe Aguilar.
Through your Instagram, Eugenio Derbez He published videos of residents, activists and migrant organizations where abuses committed during the raids are exposed. He also uploaded a video with his wife, Alessandra Rosaldo participating in a manifestation.
Mon Laferte He also expressed in an interview that he does not have so much knowledge of the issue of migrants, but that he is aware of the suffering and uncertainty they are living, so he sent a message of force to all of them. “I am not so informed and it is hard for me to talk. I feel that it is irresponsible to speak if I do not understand what is happening, but as a migrant I am aware that migrants are always looking for a better life and are very working. What I can do is send love to migrants and a lot of strength. I have a family there,” he said.
Other artists and celebrities who have joined these expressions are Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria, Katy Perry, Pedro Pascal and Gloria Estefan.
Silence also causes controversy
An article of AFP He stressed that Mexican artists are in the sights for their position before the migratory raids in the US.
A controversial comment was that of the journalist Jacaranda Correa: “How sad and disappointing that Mexican filmmakers so recognized and that they live in California (…) do not say a single word,” he wrote on the social network X.
The Mexican director Guillermo del Toro, winner of three Oscar awards and who owns a property in the suburbs of Los Angeles, has not issued any message of its authorship against the raids, although he has shared information about the demonstrations.
Disinformation also feeds some of those criticisms. User Albert_Rudo wrote in X that “Thalia turns her back on Latinos” and shared a video that shows the singer to ignore a reporter who asks for a message for migrants. The video went viral as if it had been recorded in the context of the raids of the previous week, but dates from February 28.
On Friday, June 13, Thalia asked for Instagram donations for civil groups that support foreigners. That day the Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum praised actress Salma Hayek for spreading a video in early April that defends the economic participation of Latinos in the United States.