As a Puerto Rican woman, the GOP passing the most heinous bill to date scares the shit out of me. There are numerous issues with this bill, but for the purpose of this post, I will focus on the massive budget increase that ICE will receive as a result of this bill being signed into law. 

I hope we are all ready for the ethnic cleansing that is about to happen.

And I don't blame them. Puerto Rico has never been treated well by the Trump Regime. During his first term, Hurricane Maria hit the island hard, and instead of providing real and lasting help, Trump went to the island and threw paper towels into the crowd. Now, to be fair, this regime doesn't care about anyone. Trump has already denied FEMA help to red states and is poised to remove FEMA altogether after this year's hurricane season. What makes Puerto Rico's case to leave the US even stronger is the current treatment of Spanish people, including Puerto Ricans, at the hands of this regime's DHS and ICE.

Last week, I purchased three copies of my birth certificate. I am a Puerto Rican woman born in Chicago with a Real ID. But that doesn't matter to this regime. To this regime, I am the enemy. I am Spanish (and look it), and therefore don't belong. I purchased my birth certificate solely to prove that I am a citizen. I want to make sure that when I am inevitably stopped (or more likely taken) by ICE, I can prove citizenship. It's Certificates of Freedom all over again.

This week, the administration, or better yet, the regime, showed their true colors when it comes to immigrants. As they have ICE terrorizing the streets, as they suspend refugee programs, as they remove student visas, they welcomed white South Africans with open arms. 

​They're reasoning: They will assimilate better into the US.

If you hadn't heard (and how could you have not), on Saturday, April 5, there was a massive "Hands off" protest across the country and internationally. We were gonna go, but one of our cats wasn't feeling well, so we stayed home with her instead. Based on what I've heard of crowd size, it may have been a good thing as my anxiety probably wouldn't have handled it well.

Since I couldn't attend, I thought I would write out my list of hands-off items. A list that wouldn't have fit onto a single sign.

​I don't care if they are documented or not; no one should be treated the way ICE is treating people right now. They are forcefully removing people off the streets while in unmarked clothing, wearing masks, and not showing ID or a warrant. This is unacceptable.

​This behavior is also dangerous. It's only a matter of time before we hear about someone being snatched by a nefarious group, and they can't be found. By snatching people in this manner, ICE is making it easier for vigilantes to do the same. 

Let's discuss some examples and explore their reasons for being snatched.

What's going on right now with ICE and immigrants is appalling. And I say immigrants as a whole because we already know that it's not just the criminals or undocumented that are getting snatched. And I will even take it one step further and say the "bad" kind of immigrants because we also already know that the only immigrants getting grabbed are the ones that the administration considers an enemy. ​This is history repeating itself. It's wrong, it's inhumane, and it's unconstiutional.