Where do i start. Seriously. Where do I fucking start. My city, Santa Ana is becoming a ghost town. People disappearing, people afraid to leave their house. Our mayor sucks! But I am impressed with our young Chicano, Salvadorean, Honduran, all the most recent first gen out there marching, protesting. They're smart, well spoken and respect what their parents have done and sacrificed for them. People are organizing to give rides or pick up groceries or kids from school. People like myself drive around to report any ICE 🧊 sightings to warn everyone. People are donating to help the paleteros and eloteros stay home. Buying them out of their inventory. We need the mayors of all these cities to step up! They can fight back but are scared. We are seeing bounty hunters come in and do the rough stuff and then they transfer the person to the official ICE . But the media either doesn't want to report this or aren't catching on to this. Bounty hunters are getting from $1000 to $1500 a person. People are starting to make sure they have their passports on them now. It's a fucking nightmare.
This is just as much physical war as it is mental/spiritual. If anything, we are starting to see our communities come together and look out for one another and that's something they can't take away.
We can balance our rage with well-being. You made the right call.
I hate that you had to cancel your family trip. That just adds to your mental/emotional toll; you can't even get away physically or mentally because it's so awful out there. I'm supposed to go out of the country in October... who knows if I will still be able to!
I placed orders for any/all vital records I can get my hands on - kids' birth certificates (AGAIN, as they always seem to go missing); my first marriage and divorce docs (NAME CHANGES, hooray), and my own birth certificate. Time to apply for that passport renewal, too. Will this shit do any good? Who knows.
Yeah, was definitely a difficult decision. Explaining it to people wasn't fun either. It's really bad out there and with the latest supreme court news getting worse by the hour.
I've seen some horror stories about people trying to come back from abroad. You might consider burner phones. They seem to want to see everything on your phone, which is insane to me. Hope you and your family stay safe!!
Where do i start. Seriously. Where do I fucking start. My city, Santa Ana is becoming a ghost town. People disappearing, people afraid to leave their house. Our mayor sucks! But I am impressed with our young Chicano, Salvadorean, Honduran, all the most recent first gen out there marching, protesting. They're smart, well spoken and respect what their parents have done and sacrificed for them. People are organizing to give rides or pick up groceries or kids from school. People like myself drive around to report any ICE 🧊 sightings to warn everyone. People are donating to help the paleteros and eloteros stay home. Buying them out of their inventory. We need the mayors of all these cities to step up! They can fight back but are scared. We are seeing bounty hunters come in and do the rough stuff and then they transfer the person to the official ICE . But the media either doesn't want to report this or aren't catching on to this. Bounty hunters are getting from $1000 to $1500 a person. People are starting to make sure they have their passports on them now. It's a fucking nightmare.
>It's a fucking nightmare.
Completely agree, mano. It's infuriating seeing Newsom tell people to hide. Like, seriously, WTF! Appreciate the insight. Please stay safe out there!
This is just as much physical war as it is mental/spiritual. If anything, we are starting to see our communities come together and look out for one another and that's something they can't take away.
We can balance our rage with well-being. You made the right call.
Thank you. Was not an easy decision. Agree - it's on all fronts. I am encouraged by the unity that is emerging. 🙏🏽
I hate that you had to cancel your family trip. That just adds to your mental/emotional toll; you can't even get away physically or mentally because it's so awful out there. I'm supposed to go out of the country in October... who knows if I will still be able to!
I placed orders for any/all vital records I can get my hands on - kids' birth certificates (AGAIN, as they always seem to go missing); my first marriage and divorce docs (NAME CHANGES, hooray), and my own birth certificate. Time to apply for that passport renewal, too. Will this shit do any good? Who knows.
Yeah, was definitely a difficult decision. Explaining it to people wasn't fun either. It's really bad out there and with the latest supreme court news getting worse by the hour.
I've seen some horror stories about people trying to come back from abroad. You might consider burner phones. They seem to want to see everything on your phone, which is insane to me. Hope you and your family stay safe!!