Migrant Justice says community is nervous after Trump's win
Since the union for border control agents endorsed Donald Trump, Vermont’s Migrant Justice says they feel like they're under greater surveillance.
Since the union for border control agents endorsed Donald Trump, Vermont’s Migrant Justice says they feel like they're under greater surveillance.
Since the union for border control agents endorsed Donald Trump, Vermont’s Migrant Justice says they feel like they're under greater surveillance.
Vermont's dairy industry relies heavily on migrant workers, and Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric on immigration has the community a bit worried.
“There is a strong fear for the kind of hatred that is going to be increased under a Trump presidency, talk about bringing your kids to school or having them out in the street and what sort of discrimination they are going to come up against,” Enrique Balcazar of Migrant Justice said.
Since the union for border control agents endorsed Donald Trump, Vermont’s Migrant Justice says they feel like they're under greater surveillance.
“The fear that I talk about in this community is related to the fear of the threats Trump has made during his election. But what we are also seeing is a sense of people coming together and uniting now, more than they ever have before, to block Trump's proposals, and he is going to see it's not as easy as he thinks,” Balcazar said.
A few weeks ago, a woman and her daughter told NBC5 that they were worried about a Trump victory. Balcazar spoke with her on Wednesday.
“She cried when she heard the news. She was with her family and they cried together, but she also told me she is not ready to give up,” Balcazar said.
Balcazar said undocumented workers across the United States are not willing to give up on the American dream, even with a President Trump.
“Our communities have always fought and struggled and there has always been
resistance to the progress. We will continue fighting and struggling, and giving up is not an option,” Balcazar said.