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Principled History, Cultural Crossroads, Responsibility, Character

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Rogelio Landin by Rogelio Landin
October 31, 2024
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Earlier this week, Trump took to his anti-immigrant rants proclaiming, “America is a garbage can for the rest of the world”. He’s painting our country with such broad strokes; he doesn’t even realize when he’s denigrating and disparaging himself (grandson of a German Immigrant) and his own family. The entire country should be offended, given that everyone, save Indigenous Native Americans, has immigrant origins from somewhere, just ask Ancestry.com. Two days later, a surrogate in New York’s Madison Square Garden doubled down on the Trump campaign’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, more specifically, targeted anti-Hispanic/Latino, with his reference to Puerto Rico being a “floating island of garbage” . Trump’s complicit endorsement of that remark was evidenced by his silence. Dos Cachetadas en Dos Dias! (Two slaps in the face in two days!) 

This week many of us are preparing “Ofrendas” for “Dia de Los Muertos” a celebration to honor our ancestors. Among the many items displayed will be photos commemorating their life’s journey. As you reflect on your origin stories, take the opportunity to ask yourself “What do you see?”. The universal answer should be generations of family that sacrificed everything to come here to provide their next generation (YOU) with more opportunity and a better life than they had. Now ask yourself “What do you think Trump sees?”. He sees Garbage, Waste, Refuse, undesirables and expendables. His deportation initiative is his version of “Throw out the Trash”. Now, look again, this time at yourself, in the mirror, “What do you see?”. Do you see what your family sees or what Trump sees? Your response will provide you with the guidance you seek for this election. 

An interesting footnote about “Dias” and our pre-Colombian meso-American roots;  it was a cultural characteristic chronicled by the very people who were trying to eradicate the culture and in doing so, contributed to the perpetuation of the practice. Here we are 500 years later, guess what?

As a community, we are at a cultural and generational crossroads. We’ve never been here before. This is as new for us as it is for our country. We are now both the largest and youngest minority group.  This means that no one has more at stake than we do, and by extension the country, since we will comprise the largest source and influx of workforce for the longest period of time, thereby being the largest contributors to the Gross Domestic and Gross National Product for at least the next fifty years. 

To our young people, this places an enormous responsibility and opportunity before you as it relates to the future of our country. That future will be determined by your vote. Will you choose to exercise your rights as a citizen, or will you forego your responsibility and allow someone else to determine your future? “Not stepping up is giving up”. Your families didn’t give up.  They persevered and endured unspoken hardships and sacrifices so that you could have a better life.  Your children’s lives will be shaped by what you do today.

This election cycle we witnessed and experienced the acknowledgement of our significance in the electoral process. Nationally, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, National Campaign Manager for the Biden-Harris, now Harris-Walz ticket came to Detroit this summer before the Democratic Convention and met with EL CENTRAL for an interview. I was honored to be offered the opportunity to conduct that interview alongside managing editor Robert Dewaelsche. A week ago, VP Harris, sitting Vice President and Presidential candidate held a rally in Southwest Detroit at Western International High School. Bookend events of unprecedented historical significance. 

In between, we saw numerous organized initiatives to access and educate our community as to the importance of voting, e.g. LULAC on Project 2025, the first ever Adelante PAC endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket and the “Turn Your Power On” GOTV campaign, www.LULAC.org , MI Poder and their PAC and voter registration initiative, MI PODER , National United Farmworker voter registration project, LLEAD http://llead.org and the LatinX Coalition www.milatinx.org  to name a few. This level of dedicated organization, commitment of resources and manpower represent an unprecedented investment in the political future of our community and country.

Which brings us to character, our character. Voting is a choice as is every decision we make. And every decision we make has consequences. The decision not to vote also has consequences. Not voting does not absolve you from responsibility for the consequences of the outcome. Since you will be assigned the credit or blame for the outcome anyway, make it your choice rather than someone else making it for you. There are times when we measure progress in terms of what we prevent. In this case the invocation of 200 year old laws like the Insurrection Act and the virtual dismantling of government as we know it, in exchange for one that has no regard for the rule of law. That’s not who we are. 

Many, if not most, of our families fled oppression, repression and suppression. I do not believe it was only to come here and submit and succumb to more of what they thought they were escaping. How will you honor their sacrifice, their dream, their vision? By voting? By voting for yourself? By voting for your families, especially the ones you honor and celebrate this and every November.

Bottom line, 70% of eligible Hispanic voters have not voted yet. You can exercise your leadership by influencing every one you know to exercise their leadership by voting. 

Si se Puede! Su Voto es su Voz!

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Dear Fellow Detroiters, 

As a 30-year-old Latino born and raised here in Southwest Detroit, I am proud to express my support for Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. Our right to vote is not just a privilege, it is the culmination of sacrifices made by our ancestors, who endured hardship and adversity to pave the way for us.

Our ancestors came to this country seeking a better life, often facing discrimination and exclusion. We cannot allow their struggles to be in vain by sitting on the sidelines. They fought tirelessly for the rights we enjoy today, including the right to vote. It is our duty to utilize this privilege as a catalyst to create positive change for our future generations.

We have a responsibility to shape the future of our country. Think about the America that our children and grandchildren will experience. I understand that neither candidate is perfect but ask yourself, which candidate will be better for our community? Which candidate will help work towards a more equitable and fair version of America? Which candidate will help to protect our environment? Which candidate will bring our country together? The answer is clear.

As we head to the polls, let’s be sure to vote with our loved ones, our community, our values, and our collective futures in mind. Like those before us, we must realize there is power in a united voice. Together, let’s ensure that we continue to progress forward. ¡La Lucha Sigue!

Sincerely, 
Heriberto Gallegos

I am fortunate enough to have private health insurance afforded to me by my employer. Whenever I feel unwell I find myself doing this ridiculous math equation of asking myself, what is my deductable? My copayment? What if my health is actually worse than I think, and it turns into a series of appointments? If that’s the case I think I would rather not know. Am I sick enough to justify a visit? And after I have decided that maybe a doctor’s visit really is in my best interest I still can’t shake the quote from “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia” sarcastically resonating through my mind, “Oh, look at me! The millionaire who goes to see doctors.”
 
Our healthcare system is unsustainable and millions of Americans are paying the price for it every year. You can help make Michigan a leader for the rest of the country in addressing our healthcare crisis by contacting your state legislators today and advocating your support for a more equitable healthcare system. Call your elected officials now. Help save lives. Put Care Over Cost! 
Is your insurance company refusing to pay for the care you need? Contact Audrey at agerard@miunited.org for support. 
Thank you,
 
Andrew Chicotel
Voter Engagement Lead
Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation
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R o g e l i o L a n d i n, Write-In Candidate for Mayor City of Detroit Rogelio Landin is most renowned nationally for leading LULAC in the precedent setting successful filing of an Amicus in the Bradley v. Milliken II (1976-1978) desegregation case. Winning a favorable ruling in this case served to protect and preserve Bilingual education and the designation of minority status as included in the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This case has had generational national and historical implications for the education of our children and continues to provide for the protection of Hispanic civil rights.

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