Selena Gomez pens an essay on immigration crisis ahead of 'Living Undocumented' docuseries debut
which premieres on Wednesday, and her involvement in the project is a personal one. Ahead of the documentary series’ debut, the pop star penned an essay for, where she opened up about her family and shared her thoughts on America’s immigration crisis.
Gomez said that her aunt came to the United States from Mexico, “hidden in the back of a truck.” Her grandparents soon followed and her father was born in Texas. “In 1992, I was born a U.S. citizen thanks to their bravery and sacrifice. Over the past four decades, members of my family have worked hard to gain United States citizenship,” she wrote.
In the essay, she acknowledged the need for rules and regulations, but added that “we have to remember that our country was formed by people who came here from other countries. It’s time to listen to the people whose lives are being directly affected by immigration policies,” she asserted. “It’s time to get to know the individuals whose complex stories have been reduced to basic headlines.”began in 2017. The docuseries features eight families in the U.S.
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