I traveled to Tapachula, Chiapas in Mexico to learn about the situation of migrants on the border with Guatemala. There were no comrades nearby with whom we could make a plan to be able to get involved with migrants, but there was a friend from the Navy who accompanied me and we had a brief political conversation. This friend, the lived experiences, and the collectivity of the Party give me the tools to analyze, write and contribute to the Party.
Migration around the planet in 2019 was 271.6 million people (3.5% of the world population). Many of these migrants are stranded on the borders, both in the North and South of Mexico. Despite these negative and inhumane conditions that migrants suffer in this long journey, the solidarity and empathy of the working class is reflected in the installation of shelters and homes converted into dining rooms, which are oases in the middle of the desert. There are people who give money, food or words of encouragement. This shows us that a Communist society is possible!
Tapachula has become a city where migrants from different parts of the world live together. All have the hope of getting a permit to work and transit, especially to the North, and to be able to cross into the United States. But the pressure from the Trump government and the creation of the Mexican National Guard, have erected a wall in southern Mexico.
This has led the migrants to try to march in caravans, this time including not only Central American migrants, but also migrants from different parts of the world. All this has led to confrontations that have resulted in injuries, and arrests; and eventually mass deportations.
Self critically, I should have planned the trip better to get to that place, but being far away from the comrades, it is complicated for us to make a strategy together. It’s about nine hours to get to the place, and I hesitated at first. But I was encouraged to make the trip when I found out that my navy friend could accompany me.
I did not achieve everything I had committed to, but yes, there are new strategies to form social ties with people in the armed forces to talk about communism and to fight against the anti-communist ideas that are to a large extent part of our unresolved contradictions.
For a world without borders, let’s fight for our Communist society!
—Comrade from Mexico
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