Ekuseni ngo-Okthoba 8, iqembu lomakadebona base-US abadingiselwa e-Mexico, kwezinye izimo ngemva kokulwa ezimpini zase-US, bahlangana e-Plaza Ochoa, eNogales, eSonora. Bajoyinwa amalungu e-Dreamer Moms International, emele abesifazane abadingiswa ngesikhathi izingane zabo zisahlala e-US, yi-Mesoamerica Migrants' Movement, kanye nezinye izishoshovu zobumbano ezivela ezinhlangothini zombili zomngcele.
Leli qembu limashe lisuka eplaza liya endaweni yokungena lapho belihlele ukuhlangana khona kanye nemashi ehlelwe ohlangothini lwase-US ngabakwaVeterans for Peace. Kodwa-ke, iqembu eliqhamuka ngasohlangothini lwase-US labambezeleka ngamaphoyisa, ngakho-ke omakadebona nabasekeli balo bama phambi komngcele isigamu sehora.
Ngenkathi ama-ejenti aseMelika eCustoms ehleli emabhange abo ekhompyutha asebenza njengemicu ku-cheesecloth ye-US global capital, evumela ukuthengiswa kwezimpahla ezikhiqizwe ngobuningi ngaphesheya komngcele kodwa enqabela abantu abaningi ukuthi bathengise abasebenzi babo nganoma yimiphi eminye imigomo ngaphandle kokuhambisa ngokuphelelwa yithemba, bona abantu ababemi emgqeni babelalele amazwi alabo ababemasha, njengokuthi โakekho umuntu ongekho emthethweni!โ kanye โnomakadebona abadingisiwe: balethe ekhaya!โ
Futhi izinqubomgomo zikahulumeni waseMexico - ezinye zazo zathathwa ngokuyalelwa yi-US - azizange zigxekwe. U-Ana Enamorado, umama ka-Oscar Lopez Enamorado, ukhulume emhlanganweni we-impromptu:
Ngingumama waseHonduran. Nginendodana elahlekile, yingakho ngilapha. Ngilapha kulo mngcele ngifuna ubulungiswa, ngifuna iqiniso ngokuduka kwendodana yami. Sinezinkulungwane zabafuduki baseMelika Ephakathi abanyamalala. Siyazi ukuthi banyamalele eMexico. Asazi ukuthi bakuphi. Asazi ukuthi kwenzekeni ngabo. Sifuna iqiniso nobulungisa.
Futhi siyizinkulungwane ezihlushwa lobu buhlungu, lolu sizi lokungazi ukuthi kwenzekeni kumadodana namadodakazi ethu.
Njengoba ngilapha, ngiyazi ukuthi bonke omama baseMelika Ephakathi bebengathanda ukuba lapha, kodwa cha, akunakwenzeka. Ngilapha ngibamele, futhi ngifuna iqiniso.
Abafuduki kumele bahlonishwe. Kufanele sikwazi ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekani kubo.
Kwadingeka ngiphume ezweni lakithi, eHonduras, ukuze ngithungathe lonke elaseMexico ngingazi ukuthi ngangizomtholaphi, nokuthi ngangizomthola kanjani. Kodwa umzabalazo wami usaqhubeka.
Ngiyanibonga nonke ngokungeseka kwenu, ngesimemo sokuba kule mashi ngoba lena ngenye yezindlela zokuseseka.
Kufanele sakhe inethiwekhi, njengoba umngane wami lapha asitshele ngaphambili, ukucinga, ukuzabalaza ndawonye. Ngiyazi ukuthi ukusebenza ngokubambisana singazuza izinto eziningi.
Baningi abantu abangazi ngobekwenzeka, kodwa ngifuna bazi ukuthi ziningi izinhlekelele, nodlame olungaka. Sikhuluma ngokwenzeka kithi ukuze kunikeze amandla isenzo. Kufanele senze okuthile. Kufanele sisebenze ukugwema ukuthi kwenzeke futhi.
Ekugcineni, abamashi ngasohlangothini lwase-US bakwazi ukungena eMexico ngomunye wemizila yezimoto. Ndawonye, โโimashi ehlanganisiwe yazulazula emigwaqweni yedolobha yaze yajikela emuva ku-International Blvd. kanye nokugeleza okuhambisana ne-grate ephakeme yamafithi angu-30 yezinsimbi zensimbi eziphawula umngcele. Abanye abangawelanga umngcele bageleza ngodwendwe ngaphesheya.
Imifula emibili yesintu yaphumula ezigabeni ezimbili ezincane ngqo ngaphesheya komngcele ukusuka komunye nomunye. Kuleli qophelo kwaqala umbuthano wokunqamula imingcele nabantu ezinhlangothini zombili zodonga. Bekuhlelwe yiSchool of the Americas Watch, iqembu eligxile esikoleni samasosha ase-US esiqeqesha amasosha akwamanye amazwe eMelika ngaphambi kokuhlela kabanzi mayelana nodaba lomngcele.
U-Hector Barajas, omele i-Deported Veterans Justice Project, ukhulume nezihlwele esiteji:
Ngaxoshwa emndenini wakithi eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-12 edlule, futhi ngakhonza ebuthweni lezempi lase-US kusukela ngo-1995 kuya ku-2001. Ngangise-Eloy [isikhungo sokuboshwa kwabokufika] isikhathi esingaphezu konyaka. Ngihlukene nomndeni wami, futhi baningi abafowethu nodadewethu abahlukene nemindeni yabo.
I-United States iyangenelela emhlabeni wonke ukuthi ilungile noma ayilungile. Besicela ukuthi udonga lwaseBerlin lwehliswe kodwa sisakha olunye.
Sidinga ukudiliza lolu donga! Ihlukanisa imikhaya, omakhelwane, nabanye bohlanga lwesintu.
Ngakho ngifuna ukubonga wonke umuntu. Ngiyanithanda bafo futhiโizwe lami leloโ ngijabule kakhulu ngani nonke bafana ukuba lapha. Sifuna nje ukubuyela emindenini yethu. Ngiyabonga!
Nakuba imashi edlula eNogales, eMexico yahlanganisa imizabalazo eyahlukene ephathelene nokuziphendulela kanye nenkululeko yokuhamba, okubahlanganisayo ikhwelo eliphuthumayo lokushintshwa kokucabangaโukwenqaba ukwamukela ukuthi abantu bangabalwa njengabafanelekile noma abangafaneleki ukuwela izwe. umugqa wendawo. Isifiso soshintsho olunjalo yiso futhi esigqugquzele yonke eminye impelasonto yokuhlangana kwemingcele ehleliwe, okubikwe kabanzi kwezinye izindawo.
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Njengoba ngangineminyaka engu-18 ubudala ngisuka e-Indiana, ngathuthela eningizimu yeSan Diego ngayohlala endaweni yabantu abakhuluma iSpanishi. Ngisebenza egalaji likaphethiloli nabantu abaningi engisebenza nabo ababewela umngcele usuku ngalunye ngenxa yomsebenzi, ngathola uhambo oluningi oluqondiswayo lwaseTijuana, futhi lokhu kuvakasha kokuya emuva naphambili kwangibonisa ukuthi kungaba sobala kangakanani ukuhlukana kwengcebo.
Kamuva, ngahlangana noRosa (okungelona igama lakhe langempela) ngesikhathi ngisebenza endaweni yokudlela eChicago, lapho ngihlala khona manje. Sasisebenza esiteshini esisodwa sokulungiselela usuku ngalunye, futhi phakathi nezinyanga, ngahlangana nomyeni wakhe nezingane. Ekugcineni uRosa wakhululeka ngokwanele ukungitshela ukuthi wawela ugwadule esemusha ukuze afike e-US.
Ngehlobo elilandelayo nganquma ukuthi kufanele ngivakashele lolugwadule, ngakho ngabhalisela ukuvolontiya ne-No More Deaths, inethiwekhi yezishoshovu ezikanise ogwadule oluseningizimu yeTucson futhi zinakekela amakhulu eziteshi zamanzi cishe izimbiza eziyi-10 ngasinye. Lokhu ngikwenze iminyaka embalwa ngesikhathi ngiseholidini lasehlobo ngisuka emabhasini okushayela esikoleni.
Lapho i-SOA Watch imemezela ukuthi izozama ukuletha izinkulungwane zezishoshovu eningizimu ye-Arizona ukuze i-Encuentro ewela umngcele, ngangazi ukuthi kufanele ngiye khona. Ngiyaqonda ukuthi amathemba abantu abaningi ngekusasa azokhanya ngokunaka okusha okugxilwe emngceleni. Njengoba u-Ana Enamorado esitshela, โNgiyazi ukuthi ukusebenza ndawonye singazuza izinto eziningi.โ
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