Dem Announces in Mexico City: ‘I’m a Proud Guatemalan Before I’m an American’

He also stated the event aimed to “invert” global power structures by transferring decision-making influence away from Washington and toward developing nations in the Global South.

Alongside immigration, the Israel-Hamas war was a central topic at the event, with several speakers referring to it as genocide.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, a frequent critic of Israel in Congress, participated in a panel called “Visions for the World,” where she spoke about the Palestinian cause, according to Adler. Omar was removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in 2023 over a pattern of anti-Semitic comments.