'We have been smeared by political rhetoric and murdered in violent hate crimes. We have been separated from our families and have watched our children caged ... But, we will not be broken. We will not be silenced.'
Actresses America Ferrera and Eva Longoria are leading a group of more than 150 writers, artists and leaders who have written a public"letter of solidarity" to U.S. Latinos after the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, and an immigration raid in Mississippi.
"We have been smeared by political rhetoric and murdered in violent hate crimes. We have been separated from our families and have watched our children caged," the letter said."But, we will not be broken. We will not be silenced." The violence has some Hispanics looking over their shoulders, avoiding speaking Spanish in public, and seeking out escape routes amid fears they could be next.
"Once we started talking to other people, we found out others were feeling the same way," Longoria said."Instead of us all suffering alone we wanted to unite and tell our community that is going through all of this ... we are with you and we will fight for you."
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