Central American activists in L.A. criticized Mexico's president and harsh immigration policies over the deadly fire at an immigration detention center.
“This should reach the United Nations organization and the large organizations that defend human rights because this becomes part of a criminal structure that the Mexican government defends,” Ortiz said, referring to Monday’s deadly conflagration. “National and world leaders should speak out about what is happening in Mexico.”
“The people come to look for something to feed their children and their family,” said the native of Escuintla, an industrial city in Guatemala centered on sugar agribusiness. “It is really sad that the governments seeing this do not worry, they do not pay attention to this situation. The truth is that it is sad for the children who stay behind, the wives, parents and family.”
A native of Tegucigalpa, the Honduran capital, Velásquez said that a protest will be held at 4 p.m. Friday in front of the Mexican Consulate in Los Angeles, followed by a procession to 7th and Alvarado streets in the MacArthur Park area. There, participants will light candles and hold a vigil in memory of the Ciudad Juarez fire victims.
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