Guatemalan returnees can build new futures
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In Guatemala, Marcos Andrés Antil observes people returning after being deported from the United States or choosing to come home. He addresses these returnees directly, acknowledging the difficulties they face after leaving lives and work behind.
Antil notes that while returning can feel like failure, their stories did not begin or end at a border. He encourages them to remember the determination that drove them to migrate in the first place.
These returning migrants bring back valuable skills and knowledge gained while abroad, including new trades, language abilities, and a renewed perspective. Antil shares his own experience of discovering hidden potential when he left his hometown, emphasizing that nothing is impossible. He points out that Guatemala faces challenges, but the desire of returnees to succeed can contribute to a renewed vision for the country. Antil suggests that returnees consider their skills, community needs, and potential collaborations to create opportunities.
He cites Ángel Ambrocio, who transformed a family bakery in Momostenango into a café and restaurant, as an example of successful reintegration. Ultimately, Antil believes that both those who migrate and those who stay share the same goal, a better Guatemala, and that returning is simply a new chapter in a continuing story.
