Día de Resistencia

Jonathan Lutterloh

Día de Resistencia is about celebrating and remembering the activists and the immigrants that came to America looking for a better life, escaping gang violence or poverty. It’s a day when we try to give back to people for what they have done, to help all different kinds of people. We try to give back to families and communities. On the Day of Resistance, we are resisting the dominant narratives like police brutality and the racism and laws that Donald Trump made. Some people may say that all immigrants are illegal aliens, criminals, or invaders. But this dominant narrative is not true. In my opinion, the Day of Resistance is a counternarrative because it celebrates the immigrants that come to America, even though Donald Trump wants immigrants out of America. He made a law, and when people tried to come to America they got separated and deported. We help immigrants or any type of people and give them food, because they can be in poverty and Donald Trump doesn’t want them in the country. This is connected to our school. During the day of resistance we give clothing, coats, gloves, hats, and food back to the community. We are trying to help all types of people. “I do business with the Mexican people, but you have people coming through the border that are from all over. And they’re bad. They’re really bad. You have people coming in, and I’m not just saying Mexicans, I’m talking about people that are from all over that are killers and rapists and they’re coming into this country.” This quote by Donald Trump makes it seem like all immigrants in this country are bad and evil, but they come here to get jobs and

make money to survive. The reason they come to America is because they are fleeing starvation, violence, and poverty. Many came to the U.S. because it is perceived as the land of economic opportunity. Our event was to tell the truth about why people come to America.