Dubai is often labeled as having no culture: only 15% of the population is native; the other 85% are expatriates who immigrated to Dubai. People from outside Dubai explain that a city’s that when a plethora of cultures come together, a city’s culture can be lost when they clash.

My friends and I were walking one day to a café when a little girl comes and asks for money. I gave her 3,000 pesos (1 USD) while my friend ignored her and walked away. After I caught up to her I asked, “Why didn’t you at least give something little?” She told me how millions of Venezuelans are crossing the border to take all the jobs. She told me the Venezuelans are criminals, stealing and committing crimes for money.

Mexico and Venezuela. Different in culture, yet so similar in politics. Up until 2018, I lived in Venezuela my whole life. My family decided to move to Mexico City from Caracas due to Nicolas Maduro’s dictatorial rule. That same year, Lopez Obrador was elected to be Mexico’s president. Mexico’s Obrador is now following the steps of Venezuela Maduro’s. The former is slowly letting Mexico fall into a similar crisis as the latter.