A migrant influencer is urging people to contribute financial support for teen Jesus Alejandro Rivas-Figueroa, who shot aTimes Square tourist earlier this month.
Venezuelan migrant, Leonal Moreno, posted a video to his social media urging his over 300,000 followers to 'unite' and pay the fines of a 15-year-old migrant who allegedly shot a tourist in Times Square earlier this month. 'I invite you to find mother and all of us to unite to pay the fines that the young Venezuelan feels that he’s not alone during difficult moments. Remember that up there there’s a God who sees everything ,' the Venezuelan TikToker said.
In another video posted February 21st, Moreno expressed his intention behind migrating to the United States, stating, 'You came to the United States to work, and I came to vacation, look at the difference. You and I didn’t come with the same purpose. You came to the United States to pay the taxes that you didn’t pay in Venezuela.' The same day, the migrant posted another video, admitting, 'I confess that I don’t like to work because it gives me allergies.
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