In an interview with journalist Tania Costa, the Cuban comedian and influencer Jorge Miyar, popularly known as El Gussi, emphatically expressed his anti-Trump stance and his defense of migrants, in a discussion focused on the risks that, in his view, democracy in the United States is facing.
During the conversation, El Gussi noted that the country is undergoing troubling processes in which "authoritarianism is taking hold of the United States," pointing to leaders who are able to challenge laws passed by Congress without facing consequences. For the Cuban creator, his activism and public discourse stem from a clear motivation: to defend democracy and maintain the United States as a beacon of freedoms and opportunities.
If only whites and the rich were accepted here, this country would not be what it is
The comedian explained that his struggle is not an abstract ideological one, but rather deeply personal. He recalled his own story as an immigrant and emphasized that the American dream he advocates for is that of ordinary people: those who come to the country, work hard, study, and strive to achieve a decent life. “That is the dream I am defending, the true American dream,” he stated, distancing himself from the notion that success is reserved only for the wealthy or certain racial groups.
El Gussi was particularly critical of narratives that associate the American dream with extreme wealth or economic power. He rejected the vision of a country governed by billionaires who decide who deserves to live there and who does not, and he denounced policies that, in his view, criminalize thousands of people solely based on the color of their skin or their origin. In this context, he questioned immigration proposals based on money, such as the idea of allowing entry only to those who can pay millions of dollars.
To illustrate his argument, the comedian mentioned that many of the figures who have transformed the United States—entrepreneurs, innovators, and creators of great companies—would not have been able to enter the country under exclusive criteria of wealth or race. “If only rich white people were accepted here, this country would not be what it is,” he asserted.
Throughout the interview, El Gussi made it clear that his stance in favor of migrants is not just a defense of individual rights, but a reaffirmation of the foundational American ideal. In his words, protecting immigrants and democracy is, at its core, protecting the true American dream: the one in which effort and hard work, not money or skin color, enable the construction of the life one dreams of.
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