Shakira says lives “in fixed worry” as an immigrant in america.
The feedback got here in a brand new interview the Colombian-born pop star gave to BBC News this week. Reflecting on her personal journey to america, she mentioned she arrived “like many different Colombian immigrants who come to this nation searching for a greater future.”
Again then, at simply 19 years previous, Shakira “didn’t actually have Google or ChatGPT to [help]” her be taught English, however with “Spanish-English dictionaries” and thru finding out the lyrics of nice English-language songwriters, she started mastering the artwork of writing songs in English, and ultimately discovered success.
In the present day, although, she fears immigrants face much more challenges. When requested by the BBC the way it feels to be an immigrant in america at the moment, she replied, “It means residing in fixed worry, and it’s painful to see.”
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Persevering with, she known as on immigrants to face collectively within the face of adversity. “Now, greater than ever, we’ve got to stay united,” she mentioned. “Now, greater than ever, we’ve got to boost our voices and make it very clear {that a} nation can change its immigration insurance policies, however the therapy of all individuals should at all times be humane.”
Shakira’s remarks come within the wake of protests in Los Angeles towards ICE and Donald Trump’s ongoing raids concentrating on the immigrant neighborhood. And she or he’s not the one musician weighing in on the scenario — FINNEAS was allegedly tear-gassed on the protests, and Inexperienced Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong told ICE to “fuck off” in a publish supporting the protestors.
The Latin pop star is about midway by way of the US leg of her “Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour,” which is able to wrap later this month in San Francisco after exhibits in Houston, Phoenix, Las Vegas, and extra cities. Get tickets here.
