The aftermath of the January 7 killing in Minnesota of “ICE watcher” Renee Good is a helter-skelter of reaction to Trump administration threats and aggression against numerous nations, including Mexico, against immigrants in the United States, and now against a protesting U.S. citizen.
Some see a traumatized response in the face of what they call “polycrisis.”Among Mexicans here on their home turf, reaction ranges from indifference to caution, although even the serene President Claudia Sheinbaum looks a bit careworn.
Some educated Tapatios were barely aware of Good’s death. Three Guadalajara businessmen, who dress the part and don’t look especially Latino, recently traveled to Los Angeles, Chicago, and Virginia and reported no jitters, even though ICE conducts well-known sweeps of Latinos in all those areas. One mentioned only his reaction to the general tension, saying he nearly left the plane with his family before takeoff from Guadalajara, when four suitcases belonging to passengers who never boarded had to be removed, causing a delay. One admitted caution, saying he didn’t want to comment for this article, as it could jeopardize his visa.
On the other hand, a documented dual citizen says he is currently too nervous to travel between Guadalajara and Los Angeles due to his unmistakably Latin looks.
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