[Townhall] In a recent Spanish-language interview to promote his new book "Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era," veteran Univision anchor Jorge Ramos expressed his desire to return home to Mexico "for a while," saying: "I would like to return to the country I left."The prologue of Ramos’s book sheds some light on why he might feel that way:
"There are times when I feel like a stranger in this country where I’ve spent more than half my life. I’m not complaining, and it’s not for lack of opportunity. But it is something of a disappointment. I never would have imagined that after having spent thirty-five years in the United States, I would still be a stranger to so many. But that’s how it is."
After expressing his gratitude that he has been able to enjoy the fruits of free speech and a free press as an American citizen, Ramos clarified the importance of his Mexican heritage:
"[N]one of this erases where I came from. I was born and raised in Mexico, and I will never cease to be Mexican. I love the solidarity of the Mexican people; it is a wonderful nation, one in which you will never feel alone, with a magical and incomparable history."
In contrast, Ramos sees America as a more hostile and hateful place after Trump’s election: