Camila Cabello Reflects on New Experience at U.S.-Mexico Border
Camila Cabello reflected on her humbling experience at the U.S.-Mexico border this past week, where she visited families and children seeking asylum.
Partnering with This is About Humanity, the “Havana” singer visited families and children at the Caritas migrant shelter in Tijuana, Mexico. The migrant shelter provides immigrant children and families assistance and refuge as they travel to the U.S. with their hopes and dreams of a better life and future.
While posting several photos on Instagram about her experience, the “Don’t Go Yet” singer remembered her journey to the U.S. after leaving Cuba at age 6. She was able to connect with the families’ experiences of being an immigrant and their journeys.
“As an immigrant myself, this experience was truly humbling. ‘Being able to listen to these families and children tell their stories helped me understand their journeys and opened my heart to what we can all be doing to help,” she said. Quickly, the Instagram post flooded with tons of love and support and comments for sharing her experience.
Along with some shoutouts and gratitude towards the Caritas shelter, This is About Humanity, the Immigration Defenders Law Center, and FWD.us, Cabello encouraged others to help advocate and protect these communities who experience hardships while trying to fight for a better life.
“We have the opportunity to really reimagine how we can protect some of our most vulnerable communities and ensure that people desperately seeking help at our border are welcomed with love and dignity,” she said in her Instagram post.
Cabello sat down with People Magazine for an exclusive inside look behind her experience visiting the border and spoke about her journey from Cuba to the U.S.
“We left everything behind and came to this country with nothing in our pockets but hope for a better life for our family,” she told People. “For me, part of honoring my family’s heritage and our journey as immigrants are finding ways to learn from and support those who may have had similar experiences,” she adds.
During Trump’s presidency, thousands of children were separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border and faced several hardships, including the fear of being deported. While remembering her journey to the U.S., Cabello is using her platform to remind Americans that there is still a battle to be fought to advocate for immigrants seeking asylum in hopes of achieving the American dream and a better life.
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