Alessandro’s Substack

My personal Substack

By Alessandro Negrete

· Launched a year ago

My First World Cup in Mexico: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

From unfair immigration practices, price hiking, and social movements being impacted, I struggle with remembering I can enjoy the game and I can be in…

Jun 11 • Alessandro Negrete

Why I Fight For—and With—the Country I Left

As a self repatriated migrant, my investment in US politics goes beyond the ballot and borders. Gerrymandering, SAVE America Act, and the intersection…

May 11 • Alessandro Negrete

A Bold Vision for a Society Connected, Rather Than Divided

Radical inclusion is the key.

May 4 • Alessandro Negrete

What Happened In Mexico Should Not be Over Simplified

With growing tensions in the US immigration debate and yesterdays tragedies in several parts of Mexico, we must remember that things are not as simple…

Feb 23 • Alessandro Negrete

Why This Moment Isn’t Race-Neutral

American Freedoms are now cause to be shot, and possibly killed. From detention centers to city streets, a warning we can no longer ignore.

Jan 26 • Alessandro Negrete

The Politics of Safety: Assumed Safety and American Colonialism

As America enters a recession, rights are stripped, Americans are choosing to look south for safety.

Jan 2 • Alessandro Negrete

Between Papers and Power

Repatriation is supposed to mean “return.” But what happens when the place you come back to doesn’t feel like home, and the place you left still lives…

Oct 10, 2025 • Alessandro Negrete

Reflection: One Week Post Dignified Repatriation

Observations, thoughts, and reflections a week after leaving the US for a politically dignified homecoming to Mexico

Sep 15, 2025 • Alessandro Negrete

A Love Letter For All

Sharing some deeply personal news and musings for everyone and everything that has seen me live, laugh, love in El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de…

Jun 18, 2025 • Alessandro Negrete

Pride is a Protest, STILL: A Love Letter and Call to Action

Following a post from 2019 for an online publication. Things are getting worst.

May 31, 2025 • Alessandro Negrete