Thank you for this. There is SO much to think about. I don’t get to travel much, and I’ve often wondered what attitudes are like in 🇲🇽. I’m a Latine who works in healthcare here in the US. I take care of so many immigrants… My heart bleeds for them, for the kiddos that attend schools with mine. I live & work alongside many folks who were born here or who have obtained their citizenship, and it’s so hard to understand that “close the door behind you” mentality that you write about. It stings and feels like a betrayal of our ancestors. I’m constantly feeling disoriented, having to remind myself that we’re not a monolith… Thanks again for your thoughtful perspective, and for your encouragement. Abrazos desde el desierto.❤️
This is really good, Karen. And it is true that xenophobia is everywhere. Everyone has opinions about the "other". I was in Kenya and they were complaining about the Somalis who were buying up land and businesses. And there is always the struggle between the rich and the poor. But our committment to following God and his way of justice and peace stays the same wherever we are.
Thank you for this. There is SO much to think about. I don’t get to travel much, and I’ve often wondered what attitudes are like in 🇲🇽. I’m a Latine who works in healthcare here in the US. I take care of so many immigrants… My heart bleeds for them, for the kiddos that attend schools with mine. I live & work alongside many folks who were born here or who have obtained their citizenship, and it’s so hard to understand that “close the door behind you” mentality that you write about. It stings and feels like a betrayal of our ancestors. I’m constantly feeling disoriented, having to remind myself that we’re not a monolith… Thanks again for your thoughtful perspective, and for your encouragement. Abrazos desde el desierto.❤️
Thank you ❤️
This is really good, Karen. And it is true that xenophobia is everywhere. Everyone has opinions about the "other". I was in Kenya and they were complaining about the Somalis who were buying up land and businesses. And there is always the struggle between the rich and the poor. But our committment to following God and his way of justice and peace stays the same wherever we are.
Thank you.
Really appreciated this, Karen.
Thanks, Kaya. Been sitting with this for a while now.