Elena Santiz

Elena Santiz is a young woman of the Tzeltal ethnicity from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Mexico. She plays a crucial role in managing family finances by utilizing remittances sent from relatives in the United States to purchase essential goods such as food and construction materials. Santiz represents the concerns of many indigenous families who face economic instability due to the uncertainties surrounding U.S. immigration policies and the potential for increased deportations, which threaten their primary source of income.