New York.- The singer Shakira denounced in a forceful letter published in Time magazine the “unimaginable cruelty” of the US immigration policies with which more than 2,500 families have been separated in recent years at the borders and that have led to 545 children still not having been reunited with their parents.
“In ‘the land of freedom’ there are 545 children trapped in no man’s land, at risk of growing up without a father or mother, 545 children who have to go to sleep with no one to assure them that they are not in danger, 545 children that they cannot hug, laugh or have any contact with the people they love the most, “the Colombian said in the text.
The person in charge of “Blind, Deaf-mute” referred to the 545 children who, as admitted last week by a US federal court, have not been able to be reunited with their parents after being forcibly separated by the country’s authorities between 2017 and 2018 for being undocumented.
He also recalled that the United States is a country built with the efforts of immigrants, and that it claims to be a great defender of family values, so it was then asked how they can have “immigration policies of unimaginable cruelty.”
“What reason can justify separating children from their families, without any intention of ever reuniting them, when America has prided itself on being a beacon of hope for those who come from places where their basic needs and safety are not? are they guaranteed? “, he stressed.
Shakira, who has her own foundation “Pies Descalzos”, which supports minors in disadvantaged communities and is an ambassador for UNICEF, recalled that it is estimated that of these 545 children, 60 of them were under 5 years old when they were separated from his parents, noting that his youngest son is now that age.
“I think of how he calls me crying when he hurts his knees and the pain I feel if I’m not there to comfort him,” said the musical star in reference to Sasha Piqué, the second child she has had with her husband, the soccer player Gerard Pique.
“Who answers the cries of children who have been left without parents? I cannot imagine the pain I would feel if I did not know where my child is and if he is safe, or the fear these children must feel and the emotional damage that it causes them, “he insisted.
On the other hand, she admitted that she is not a US citizen and that her text can be considered as an interference in the internal affairs of the country, but pointed out that “the US decisions affect us all, and even more so when the lives of our children are at risk … This is not the time to remain silent. “
Shakira also recalled that she is the daughter of a New Yorker whose parents emigrated to the US from Lebanon and that, thanks to her arrival in the United States, they were able to build a “solid foundation” to finally be able to move to Colombia, where she was born and raised. singer.
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