Dreamers express their disappointment Nicky Jam after reggaeton singer Last week, he supported former President Donald Trump.
Friday’s approval was not well received by people like former DACA recipient Adrian Escárate, who was introduced. 2018 video It jammed Partnered with Spotify Supporting Dreamers fighting back against the actions of the Trump administration.
Trump as president in 2017 was cancelled DACA, Deferred Asia for Childhood Arrivals program, It allowed eligible undocumented young adults who came to the United States as children to work and study without fear of deportation. Supreme Court hindered his movement.
Eskarate said X on Saturday He said he shares with Jam the fears that thousands of Dreamers have faced since Trump moved to take away immigration protections. Escárate, chief media strategist at the National Immigration Law Center, said, “It looks like Nicki Jam is using me to promote her music and sell our community. Thanks for nothing.”
In a 2018 video, Jam spoke with Escárate and two other Dreamers about the risks of losing DACA. “When I heard the first words out of Trump’s mouth, I was like, ‘Oh my God, that sounds ugly,'” Jam told them. “This is clearly a racist situation.”
Juan Escalante, a former DACA recipient who continues to advocate for Dreamers, Noted the changing positions of Jam in X“Nicki Jam’s hypocrisy knows no bounds.”
Two publicists for Jam did not respond to emails seeking comment Monday.
On Friday night, Jam briefly joined Trump on stage at a rally in Las Vegas. The appearance became the source of countless memes and jokes on social media after Trump mistakenly introduced Jam as a woman and was surprised to find out he was a man. Even Jam himself poked fun at the incident in a now-deleted Instagram post promoting his appearance.
But there was pepper among them Messages from disappointed fans questioning Jam On his previous words supporting Dreamers and the DACA program.
At the rally, Trump said: “You know Nicki Jam, the superstar of Latin music? He is hot. where is nicky As Trump looked offstage to find Jam, he was greeted by a tall man wearing all black, thick glasses, a glittering chain necklace, and a red Make America Great Again hat. While Jam was at the podium, Trump corrected his mistake and said, “Oh, look, I’m glad he came.”
Despite the misfortune, Jam decided to meet Trump on stage.
Half-Puerto Rican, half-Dominican Jam said, “Mr. President, it’s an honor to meet you. People from where I come from don’t meet the president.” “So I’m lucky.”
Later, switching to Spanish to address Trump supporters in the crowd, he said: “Four years and nothing has happened. We need Trump. Let’s make America great again.”
The words prompted popular Mexican rock band Maná to pull their Jam collaboration “De Pies a Cabeza” from music streaming services. Group members there is have been Trump’s critics for a long time.
Members said, “don’t work with racists” In a statement in Spanish on Sunday. “For the past 30 years, Mana has supported and defended the rights of Latinos around the world. There is no work or promotion more valuable than the dignity of our people.”
Astrid Silva, DACA recipient and immigration activist who co-founded a nonprofit group Dream in Greater Nevada, Answered in X To Jam’s Trump endorsement.
“People are free to support what they want, everyone is free to continue to question them,” he said.
Silva was also surprised whether Jam and Other reggaeton singers who have recently endorsed Trump they are not aware of it The fate of the DACA program is still uncertain As has a seven-year court battle following legal challenges by the Trump administration and nine states led by Republicans seeking to repeal DACA.
DACA’s Uncertain Future
After the Supreme Court ruled that DACA could remain in place, Trump was unable to end DACA, but Republican state lawsuits limited him.
A federal judge overseeing the legal battle in Texas has repeatedly declared DACA illegal over the past few years, but has stopped short of ending it entirely.
Underneath its most recent decision was made last Septemberonly current DACA recipients or those whose DACA status expired less than a year ago can continue to update them every two years. But DACA remains closed to new applicants.
Approximately 580,000 current buyers They can continue to renew their DACA status. But since DACA is closed to new applicants, it’s guesswork 400,000 people they would be left out, including those who were eligible about 93,000 first time applicants who are left in a mysterious situation within the last three years after submitting the necessary documents.
Proponents have long said that DACA is one of the most successful policies for immigrant integration.
The average DACA recipient is a young man in his 30s, United We Dream senior communications and policy director Bruna Sollod said at a news briefing. Most DACA recipients have lived in the United States for more than 16 years.
“About half of DACA recipients are now married, and 50% of them have children,” Sollod said. “DACA is not just about DACA recipients; it’s about the ripple effect that could occur if the program ends.”
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