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The two pieces of news are, at least, contradictory. The Colombian Ministry of Foreign Relations expresses its concern to the Mexican government about the “frequent inadmissions” and “about the alleged violations of the dignity and rights of our compatriots” by some authorities of that country. Almost simultaneously, Claudia López, mayor of Bogotá, sends a resounding message: “Everything is offered to Venezuelans, what guarantees we Colombians have. First they murder, and then they steal ”.
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Was it a slip? It’s possible. The capital city mayor may be under enormous pressure from the perception of insecurity in much of the city and that in media cases it has had Venezuelans as protagonists.
To the painful death of patrolman Edwin Caro, After a shootout between the security forces and two people of that nationality, the case of Osvaldo Muñoz, 47, a waiter at the Aguapanelas Internacional events center, comes to mind, who was stabbed to death in a bus of the Transmilenio system, for a robbery that was perpetrated by citizens of that country.
However, it is not the first time that the mayor provokes huge reactions for her words against the Venezuelan brothers. “I do not want to stigmatize Venezuelans, but there are some who are seriously making our lives out of squares”Said López at the time.
The message of the mayor’s office goes in direct contradiction with the decision of President Iván Duque to shield them with the Temporary Protection Statute. A decision that is in line not only with what until now has been the ideology of all political leaders – from former presidents Uribe and Santos, through mayors Petro and Peñalosa – to open the arms of solidarity against a people that is fleeing. because it suffers the harassment of a dictatorship and the consequences of its wrong economic policies.
Duque’s decision was even applauded by the newspapers The New York Times Y The country Madrid, media that have not hesitated to show their criticism of other decisions of the President. “Historic” was defined by the American newspaper; “Brave,” said the Spanish newspaper.
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The most important humanitarian gesture that has been made on the continent since the Cartagena Declaration [sobre refugiados] from 1984
Their applause was added to those of actors who mark global politics. “This important act of solidarity will allow at least a third of the five million refugees and migrants in the region to formally access services and contribute to the Colombian economy,” said the UN Secretary General, the Portuguese António Guterres.
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the Italian Filippo Grandi, described it as “the most important humanitarian gesture that has been made on the continent since the Cartagena Declaration. [sobre refugiados] 1984 “. And Pope Francis in one of his Sunday Masses in St. Peter’s Square, put her as an example.
Then? It is natural for the mayor to worry about the security conditions of her governed. But not measuring the dimension of her words because of who she is and because of their impact, it is a fact that should invite her to reflect.
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In fact, today in Colombia there are two realities. One, the trends in social networks that irresponsibly impose anonymous users who verbally attack Venezuelans; and another, the voices of recognized political leaders who invite us to correct the course.
Among them is that of Sergio Fajardo, Claudia López’s political ally, who told her this Thursday afternoon: “Just as I have highlighted Claudia’s good leadership in leading Bogotá in one of the most difficult periods, today I regret her statements with Regarding Venezuelan migrants. We cannot, under any circumstances, fall into expressions that fuel xenophobia. “
But the fact is not an isolated case. According to the Xenophobia Barometer, a platform that systematizes the analysis of conversations on Twitter and the media about the migrant population in different cities of Colombia, “after the murder of the policeman Edwin Arnoldo Cano Gómez and the statements of Mayor Claudia López were they boosted xenophobic or discrimination publications by 576% and integration publications by 1152% at the national level, compared to the daily average of the month “.
The mayor should realize that the call is not only from political enemies as in “Fuenteovejuna, all to one”, as the literature would say they seek to attack her as a group, but that she is the author of some wrong messages.
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