Rapper #Chamillionaire has been quietly working to connect with the family of #JorgeGarcia. Thanks to the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, he was recently deported back to Mexico after living in the U.S. for thirty years with no criminal record. Jorge has also spent close to $125,000 on legal costs in efforts to get him legalized since 2005 to no avail.
The man’s story gained traction thanks to Detroit Free Press reporter Niraj Warikoo. Chamillionaire wanted to reach out to the Garcia family so that he could assist with their finances in Jorge’s absence. Unfortunately the rapper has received backlash for “not helping his own.”
He took to Instagram last night where he reminded people that he is a product of immigrants and criticized them for trying to diminish the role of immigrants in the United States.
“A lot of people are hitting me saying, ‘I’m proud of you for wanting to help an immigrant family in their time of need,’ but I a lot of people are hitting saying, ‘I don’t understand why a Black man would want to help Mexicans’ and nonsense like, ‘They don’t do nothing for us! Black people need to help Black people!'” Chamillionaire began.
“I’m sorry you feel that way, but I’m from Texas. I know a lot of y’all have been led to believe the toxic narrative that Mexicans are doing this and Mexicans are doing that like they aren’t valuable contributors to our economy and our society.” The rapper went on to tell some little known facts about how his biggest record “Ridin’ (Dirty)” was launched to success with the help of close Mexican friends and business partners.
Chamillionaire closed his argument with a very profound statement. “If you don’t have respect for immigrants or you don’t have respect for minorities or you don’t have respect for women, it’s going to be very difficult for you to understand why the other side needs to be treated fairly.”
What are your thoughts, Roommates?
TSR STAFF: Talia O. @theclosetratchet on IG
Source: https://www.instagram.com/chamillionaire
