Good News for Cirila Baltazar Cruz and Her Daughter
8:20 am By Maegan la Mamita Mala · children|Immigration|Justice|language|Mississippi|Women
25 Feb 2010I love good news, especially when I hear about it from our amazing readers/amig@s. Last night Katie let us know that Cirila Baltazar Cruz, the Indigenous Mexican mujer who had her child taken away from her because of a mix of racist and sexist anti-immigrant actions in the name of the state of Mississippi, has been reunited with her hijita, Ruby.
There has been a cloak of secrecy surrounding this case which has made it nearly impossible to get any information or perspective directly from the people involved but according to an article I found on The Native American Times, Cirila and Ruby are headed back to Oaxaca.
Hola!
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4 Responses to Good News for Cirila Baltazar Cruz and Her Daughter
Katie
February 25th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Just read the article on Native American News. I hope that interpreter has a good life. What a wonderful thing to do–to put oneself out there enough to be found as a rarity (a speaker of a rare-to-this-area language) when it’s sticking one’s neck out there.
BiancaLaureano
February 25th, 2010 at 4:23 pm
Family reunification in these situations is fabulous!
Yet, I see there has been NOTHING learned from the US history of taking children away from their families! For those of you who are not “in the know” you can easily find historical information by searching “Indian Child Welfare Act.” As someone who works with youth in the foster care system and advocates for their health and well-being, many people are not ready to hear a youth response to “if you had a magic wand what would you want.” The responses are often “a family.”
I have so much to say about this topic, but I need to cool off because I’m so heated this took 2 years, that this happened at all!
Thanks Katie y Mala!
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