HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Community leaders in south Hillsborough County say the immigrant community has expressed concerns and fear through social media over immigration.
Ana Lamb is reminded her of home. country when she looks at her display pieces.
"It’s like a little piece of Mexico," she said.
For 28 years, Lamb has called the U.S. her home, but she travels to Mexico to feel more connected a few times a year.
“I’m learning more about my culture now that I’m going back, because I can take tours and I can talk to people,” she said.
That’s what she’s hoping to do here in the Bay area, too.
Lamb is a community advocate helping to provide resources and education to people in the Hispanic community who may have recently moved to the U.S.
She says the added support is necessary, as she’s seeing a lot of uncertainty lingering for the immigrant community.
“We have a transition already for a new government, and it's scary. It doesn’t matter which party — it’s going to be a transition, it’s always something that we don’t know how it’s going to look like," Lamb said.
She said there’s been a lot of misinformation about immigration being circulated around social media, but she’s looking to calm some of those worries through her chat known as "Apoyo para la Communidad," or "Support for the Community," in English.
“The things that we need to do — getting information, understanding our rights and things like that, being close to the lawyers,” Lamb said.
She said the fear won’t go away for many who are undocumented, but she’s hoping by educating them, they’ll be better prepared.
“Every single day we learn something new, and it’s what I share in the chat,” she said.
Lamb's goal is to create a safe place for communities looking to make the U.S. their new home.