They Said We Said
Land of the free ,
They say
But are we ?
They say
Be who you want to be
We say
But we are not from your country
They say
Plea.
For you are guilty ,
They say,
“You are illegal”
They say,
“What are you to me ?”
They say
White cotton tee
They say
Made in the land of the free
They say
Fresh from the factory
We say
Made by the hands with the same roots as me
We say
Someone who belongs in my family tree
They say
Born on the wrong side of the rio
We say
Goodbye to the man we call our tio
They say
“Landscapers”
They say
“Get your papers”
We say
We will cater
They say
“We’ll help you later”
We say
Although you try
Our culture will not taper
They say
Illegal immigrant
We say
We are not different
For we are equivalent
So no need to call your militant
We say
We are not ambivalent
No need for imprisonment
Or to be belligerent
We say
In your country we are more than a participant
We are magnificent
We say
We are Mexican
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