Lisette Oropesa: Trump’s wall ‘is against my people’

Lisette Oropesa: Trump’s wall ‘is against my people’

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norman lebrecht

February 27, 2019

The Cuban-American soprano has been speaking out on a subject close to her heart:

‘That wall is against my people. Building a wall to protect whites from Latinos is racist, of course. My family came to the United States by sea. We were refugees. Racism and actions against immigration both in the United States and in Europe are incomprehensible. I think it’s important that immigrants arrive in developed countries; they represent, in many cases, the future because … with their effort and taxes they contribute in a crucial way to the wealth of the countries to which they emigrate. They are culture, ideas and wealth. Closing borders like that is crazy….

Ese muro va en contra de mi gente. Construir un muro para proteger a los blancos de los latinos es racista, por supuesto. Mi familia llegó a Estados Unidos por mar. Fuimos refugiados. El racismo y las actuaciones en contra de la inmigración tanto en Estados Unidos como en Europa son incomprensibles. Creo que es importante que lleguen inmigrantes a los países desarrollados; ellos significan, en muchos casos, el futuro por cuestiones de natalidad y porque con su esfuerzo e impuestos contribuyen de una manera crucial a la riqueza de los países a los que emigran. Ellos son Cultura, ideas y riqueza. Cerrar las fronteras de esa manera es una locura.

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