The Cuban actress, comedian, and host Aly Sánchez made a call for reflection and unity within the Cuban community in the United States by sharing a moving experience with a follower who recently arrived at the border, as well as a video filled with emotion and nostalgia where she laments the direction that relationships among compatriots have taken.
“This follower came to see me after crossing the border, and I was deeply moved by the message she sent me”, wrote Aly on Instagram. “I cried a little, but it makes me very happy to be able to help her forget the moment she is going through”.
However, what began as a gesture of gratitude transformed into a harsh reflection on the loss of empathy, the rise of hate, and the division within the Cuban exile community itself. "At what point did we change as a community?", he asked. "How did we stop caring and helping each of our brothers who arrive?"
Aly criticized those who take pleasure in the deportation of working mothers who leave their children behind, and questioned the attitude of those who use the ICE hotline to report and “snitch” on other Cubans.
She also addressed the Cuban-origin politicians who, according to her, have failed to defend the interests of their community. “A politician who does not respond to our interests does not deserve to be re-elected,” she stated.
These statements were made during the last performance of her show “The Aly Sánchez Show”, held on Friday, June 13, at the Flamingo Theater Bar in Miami, where she also shared a video in which, visibly emotional, she expressed:
“It’s truly very sad everything we’re going through. I believe that every family in Miami has someone who is a ‘liver in the water,’ a person who has not been able to legalize their status. I hope we can choose political moments that truly understand us… I hope we can support each other. I hope we don’t take joy in the bad things, because we have all, at some point, been afraid, hiding, listening to the phones.”
Aly's words have resonated strongly on social media, especially among those who have experienced the struggles of migration, the fear of deportation, and the loneliness of being a newcomer. Her message becomes a heartfelt plea: to become a community that doesn’t turn its back, that defends itself, and that recognizes the fight of others.
In times of political uncertainty and tightening immigration policies, your voice joins that of many Cubans calling for more empathy and less hatred, more solidarity and fewer betrayals among Cubans.
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