{"id":65622,"date":"2026-05-29T21:17:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/becky-g-and-carlos-santana-share-anti-ice-song-mi-gran-amor\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T21:17:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T21:17:28","slug":"becky-g-and-carlos-santana-share-anti-ice-song-mi-gran-amor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/becky-g-and-carlos-santana-share-anti-ice-song-mi-gran-amor\/","title":{"rendered":"Becky G and Carlos Santana Share Anti-ICE Song &#8216;Mi Gran Amor&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;There\u2019s power in using music to humanize conversations,&#8221; Becky G tells <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/carlos-santana\/\" id=\"auto-tag_carlos-santana\" data-tag=\"carlos-santana\">Carlos Santana<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/becky-g\/\" id=\"auto-tag_becky-g\" data-tag=\"becky-g\">Becky G<\/a> want the world to understand the harsh realities of ICE raids with new song \u201cMi Gran Amor.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cI think there\u2019s power in using music to humanize conversations that people too often reduce to politics. Behind every headline are real families and real sacrifices,\u201d Becky G tells <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>. \u201cI hope this song can make even one person feel seen and inspire more compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn the rock-inspired track, the Mexican American musicians\u2019 paint the horror stories that hard-working immigrants in the U.S. face under the recent immigration crackdowns. \u201cMigra, mi gran amor se fue por culpa de la migra,\u201d Becky G sings, referring to the Spanish term for immigration officers, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/santana\/\" id=\"auto-tag_santana\" data-tag=\"santana\">Santana<\/a> plays masterful riffs.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Santana, Becky G - Mi Gran Amor (Official Lyric Video)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/btdBd_Yee8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tRecently, Becky G emphasized the importance of immigrant workers for <em>Rolling Stone\u2019s<\/em> <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/p\/american-icons\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/p\/american-icons\/\">American Icons<\/a> package. \u201cMy other grandfather was the man in the back washing dishes and flipping burgers. And my grandmothers were the women working in the factories. For me, it\u2019s so close to home. It\u2019s a part of me,\u201d Becky says in her <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-features\/becky-g-on-why-immigrant-workers-1235560788\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/culture\/culture-features\/becky-g-on-why-immigrant-workers-1235560788\/\">tribute<\/a>, adding, \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of things that divide us today as a country and always have unfortunately.\u00a0But when we remember that we are a part of something so much bigger it unifies us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cMi Gran Amor\u201d was written and produced by Grammy-winning producer Edgar Barrera, who is also Mexican American. 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