Selena Gomez opens up about her aunt immigrating to the U.S. 'in the back of a truck'

TIME has published a new op-ed by Selena Gomez about immigration, in which she describes her father’s family’s move to the U.S. from Mexico, and the fear she feels for undocumented immigrants and the national conversation around the issue.

The essay comes the day before the launch of the Netflix series Living Undocumented, of which Gomez is an executive producer.

“In the 1970s, my aunt crossed the border from Mexico to the United States hidden in the back of a truck. My grandparents followed, and my father was born in Texas soon after. In 1992, I was born a U.S. citizen thanks to their bravery and sacrifice,” writes Gomez.  Read more...

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