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Shakira speaks out on the ‘constant fear’ immigrants face in the U.S.

middle Immigration raids and continuous customs It occurs in Los Angeles and all over the country, Shakira opens up to the facts of being a migrant in the United States.

The 48 -year -old singer spoke with BBC Last week, the move as a teenager from its country of Colombia to Miami in the 1990s.

“I was only 19 years old when I moved to the United States, like many other Colombian immigrants who come to this country looking for a better future,” she said. And I remember that I was surrounded by Spanish-English dictionaries and synonymous dictionaries because this day I did not really have Google or Chatgpt [help]”

Shakira, commenting on her “very unstable” position, noticed that she used the works of the poet Walt Wattamin, the singer and the song “Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan” to improve her English language skills.

But besides language learning pain, the artist “Estoy Aquí” spoke about the emotional losses of the experience of immigrants.

“This means living in a permanent fear. It is painful to see,” Shakira said. “Now, more than ever, we have to remain united. Now, more than ever, we have to raise our voices and make it clear that the country can change immigration policies, but the treatment of all people must always be humanitarian.”

This is not the first time that Shakira has touched on the issue of immigration in recent months.

While accepting the Latin pop album Grammy on “Las Micochis Ya Laurent” In February, a singer she dedicated “whenever, wherever”, her prize to “her brothers and sisters immigrants in this country” was dedicated to this country.

She said, “You are loved, you deserve it and I will always fight with you.”

Shakira’s recent solidarity words with the immigrant community came, as other major Latin American music works used their platforms to condemn ice raids and their sympathy for immigrants. Becky Ji, Ivan Corno, Voyerza Regevid, Junior E, Groupo Frontira and Mana Among the verbs to pay attention to the public For migrant community.

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