To My Mexican and Latino Brothers and Sisters: I Don’t Care Who You Voted For—This Is About Humanity
- john raymond
- Jun 11
- 3 min read
I don’t care who you voted for.
Whether you backed Trump, Harris, or no one at all—whether you lean left, right, or just want to be left alone—none of that matters right now. Because what’s happening in this country isn’t about political party. It’s not about three cars burned in Los Angeles. It’s not about which protest got loud or which flag someone carried. It’s about people. It’s about power. It’s about who gets to be treated like a human being—and who gets crushed for demanding to be seen that way.
Right now, Trump is sending troops into cities filled with immigrants and workers and families. He’s sending ICE into neighborhoods not to protect, but to punish. And some politicians—including some Democrats—are talking more about broken glass than broken lives.
That’s not justice. That’s distraction.
And anyone in government who looks at this moment and sees only “riots,” only “anarchy,” only “violence,” is not just missing the point—they are willfully ignoring the humanity of the people being targeted.
This Isn’t About the Fires—It’s About the Fire That’s Been Burning for Years
Yes, a few cars got torched. Yes, some windows were smashed. But those things are not the story. They are the symptom of something far more violent: the grinding, relentless dehumanization of immigrants—especially Latinos—by a government that has turned cruelty into policy.
Ask yourself this: where was the outrage when ICE ripped families apart at the border? Where was the national soul-searching when kids were kept in cages, when women were assaulted in detention, when people died in custody without charges?
Those are not mistakes. Those are choices.
And if you’re Mexican, if you’re Central American, if you’re part of this broader Latino community that’s been scapegoated and surveilled and targeted for decades, you know the truth: the government never needed a good reason to treat you as less than human. Trump 2.0 just stopped hiding it.
It’s Not About Who You Voted For—It’s About What You’ll Tolerate Now
You might have voted for Trump. You might have believed him when he talked about jobs and “law and order.” Maybe you didn’t trust the Democrats. Maybe you thought he’d be different.
I’m not here to fight about that.
I’m here to say that your dignity doesn’t depend on a ballot. Your family’s worth doesn’t rise or fall based on who you supported. But the minute ICE shows up on your block, the minute troops flood your neighborhood, the minute they say you are the problem—they won’t stop to ask who you voted for.
They’ll just act. Because that’s what this machine is built to do: to separate, to punish, to erase.
So now the question isn’t who you voted for then. The question is: what will you stand for now?
Will you side with power—or with people? Will you believe the headlines—or your own eyes Will you stay quiet—or speak for the ones who can’t?
Let’s Not Get This Moment Wrong
If you're in government, if you're a community leader, if you're just someone watching this unfold and wondering what to say—please don’t get distracted by the smoke. Don’t make this about cars. Don’t make it about “optics.” Make it about the truth: that this country is being dragged toward open authoritarianism, and immigrant communities are always the first targets.
History will remember what you said in this moment.
So say the right thing.
Say: I see you. I stand with you. Say: No more kids in cages. Say: No more troops in immigrant neighborhoods. Say: No more ICE raids without warrants, no more mass deportations, no more scapegoating people just trying to live.
Say it not because it’s politically correct, but because it’s morally necessary.
We’re Bigger Than the Lines They Draw Around Us
This isn’t about party. It’s not about red or blue, Trump or Harris, left or right.
It’s about right and wrong.
And I don’t care who you voted for. I care that you understand this moment for what it really is: a test of our humanity.
Let’s pass that test—together.
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