By Sofia Villa
Dec 28, 2023, 07:23 AM EST
We Hispanics have to take the bull by the horns to stay in the political game in 2024 and even speculate about what awaits us as immigrants in the United States.
The year will begin with a presidential campaign that will define the future of millions of undocumented immigrants or their hope for immigration reform. And among the expectations is that Joe Biden will not run, in case the concept of the Colorado Court that says that Donald Trump is not suitable to be a presidential candidate prospers, due to the investigation into the insurrection in the storming of the Capitol. nation on January 6, 2021.
There we enter more complicated terrain to know who the Democratic and Republican contenders for the nomination would be. So place your bets on what will be best for everyone.
We Latinos have special customs for dreaming about the future, since we ask for well-being, health, money and prosperity with certain rituals.
For example, Colombian doomsayers like grandmothers used “the cabañuelas” of the first 12 days “to know” what the rains or the weather will be like all year round; In addition, the ladies wear yellow underwear to say goodbye to the bad things of the old year. Hopefully that would work to attract new faces to the nation’s presidential campaign.
If that’s the case, Nikki Haley seems like a good option to me. She is young and has good prospects among Republicans. For the Democrats, there are bets on the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris, who stands out as the first woman of dark skin and immigrant descent to reach the White House.
Another good card from the government would be Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg who attracts the vote of the gay community or even the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, who also wants to be president.
In Latin America it is common that, by December 31, we chew 12 grapes; others call wealth and money by hiding money in the shoe; while for some, going around the block with a suitcase attracts good trips.
Cubans and Uruguayans use to “el baldazo” or throw water out the window calling for change and seeking to scare away sorrows. However, although many of us hardly believe in these rites, here it is better not to leave it to chance, we have to act!
Since, for example, for those who take out the garbage from every corner and the bad energy of the old year works, or leaving rice and lentils calls for good luck and money, it would be good to remember that 2024 would bring a new beginning that depends on how let’s vote.
As an author, Sofía Villa writes this column in her personal capacity and her opinions do not represent Televisa-Univision Inc. where she works as a Writer/Producer.