PALO ALTO (KPIX) — A group of middle-school and high school students from Oaxaca, Mexico had planned to perform traditional Mexican dances at three shows in the Bay Area next spring.
Now, after the surprising election of Donald J. Trump as president, that trip has been canceled.
Bob Wenzlau, president of Neighbors Abroad, a Palo Alto nonprofit which arranges these cultural-exchange programs, received the cancellation letter from the dance troupe’s school in Oaxaca. The letter states that the students’ parents aren’t sure what will happen under the new U.S. government and they aren’t prepared to risk sending their children.
“I think it’s the fear of a mom or a dad thinking it’s their child up here and they’re 4,000 miles away, and what’s happening here is something that they have no control over,” Wenzlau said.
“Of course they know that Palo alto is a safe community but this overlay of the recent election has created a lot of doubt,” Wenzlau added.
Proceeds from ticket sales would have raised about $10,000 to benefit an orphanage in Mexico.
Neighbors Abroad is also uncertain whether it will send students from Palo Alto to Oaxaca as part of the cultural exchange.
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What, do they think they own the United States or can tell us who Americans should elect? Speaking of young heads full of mush?
Hi, This is Bob Wenzlau. The Oaxacan kids of course wanted to come, and the parents are affected by the news as it gets restated. In Palo Alto we have started a campaign to send a gift of a fire truck to Oaxaca as one way to show the mutual care between our countries.
Please consider a small donation to help send a surplus fire truck and ambulances to Oaxaca. As the political climate has shifted, this is a time for local organizations to step up and become a bright and helping face of America. Sister city organizations have a stronger mission. We have found a stronger cultural and philanthropic role. We appreciate KPIX for picking up this story.
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President elect Trump has stated his position several times.
If you are an illegal immigrant and have been committing crimes, “bad hombres” you will be going home, otherwise we are glad to have you. Many of you work very hard and are productive.
An example of a person that should go home…
A corrupt Mexican DEA employee has been using his vehicle to commit insurance fraud.
His vehicle is described as a cream colored older model Cadillac Escalade. He was last seen running his scam at the one of the major casino’s self park parking garage in Las Vegas.
He tried the scam on me….
I got into my vehicle which was parked on the top floor of the self park garage. I had parked my car in an area with many open spots around me. The lot was only about 2/3 full.
As I started my car, I glanced up to look into my rear view mirror when I watched this older cream colored Cadillac quickly pull up and place the front of his car directly behind me and sit. His car was perfectly positioned so that I might have missed it if I had not seen him drive up. I watched for a few more moments when he spotted me watching him in the rear view mirror. He then quickly pulled back then forward then back and forward again and I presume he exited the parking lot because as I left I could not see his car anywhere.
Description: ~2005 Cream colored Cadillac Escalade,mexican male driver approximately 30 years of age with short military style hair cut, last spotted at the $%#@ parking garage.
I called the Casino security and gave them a description of the car and driver. I also indicated I was parked so that they could see the entire incident on security cameras.
If you see this person in a casino parking lot, contact the casino security.
We all know Mexico has a problem with corrupt law enforcement. With corruption being as pervasive as it is in Mexico, why would law enforcement employees of Mexican descent in the U.S. be any different?
Everyone be careful. He is corrupt piece-of-s**t..
I had a very good look at this person as I stared into my rear view mirror waiting for him to move. I have seen him several other times thereafter. CORRUPT FBI AND DEA EMPLOYEES WILL COMMIT MURDER TO COVER UP THEIR CRIMES.
The reality is that this piece-of-s**t and others like him from the Department of Justice will continue to steal from their suspects.
No one will do anything. Too many in the DoJ benefit from stealing from suspects.
The past eight years worth of lax hiring criteria has turned the FBI, DEA, etc… into organized crime whose members prey on their suspects, those who can not defend themselves.