“Never again” becomes more than a slogan: It’s a prayer, a promise, a vow. There will never again be hatred, people say. Never again jail and torture. Never again the suffering of innocent people, or the shooting of starving, frightened, terrified children. And never again the glorification of base, ugly, dark violence. It’s a prayer.”
Dear Friends and Supporters,
As an international relations student under Dr. Dwight Simpson, it was back in the spring of 2002 that I first called out the slow genocide that Ariel Sharon's government was perpetrating against the Palestinians by building the apartheid wall in the West Bank. In the two decades since, that genocide in slow motion has only accelerated to the tragedy we witness today.
Exactly the same dynamic is unfolding here in the United States as the U.S.–Mexico wall continues to be built. Just as the apartheid wall in the West Bank led to the genocide we see today, the construction of the U.S.–Mexico wall and the inhumane, genocidal practices against Latinos and Hispanics amount to a slow-motion genocide that will only increase in speed if not stopped.
I write to you today with a heavy heart and a deep sense of duty. The current Trump administration is not just failing our nation—it is actively perpetrating grave injustices against people of Hispanic and Latino heritage. The actions and policies enacted at the highest levels of government meet the definition of genocide as established by the United Nations. It is my solemn promise that, if elected to Congress, I will use every constitutional power at my disposal—including appeals to the United Nations—to obtain justice for our communities.
Understanding Genocide Under International Law
Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
Article II
In the present Convention, genocide means any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such:
Killing members of the group;
Causing serious bodily or mental harm to members of the group;
Deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part;
Imposing measures intended to prevent births within the group;
Forcibly transferring children of the group to another group.
A Call to Action
As citizens, we cannot remain silent. We must recognize the gravity of these crimes and demand accountability at every level. If elected to Congress, I will:
Launch and support investigations into these atrocities;
Advocate for the prosecution of those responsible, domestically and internationally;
Work with allies in the United Nations to ensure that justice is pursued on a global scale;
Champion legislation that protects immigrant communities and prevents such abuses from ever occurring again.
Justice for victims of genocide is not just a legal or political obligation—it is a moral one. History will judge us by how we respond to these atrocities. I am committed to standing on the right side of history and fighting for the dignity, safety, and future of all communities targeted by hate.
Will you join me?
In solidarity,
Gamy Enriquez, MPA
