Mexican megastars Jesse and Joy react to Donald Trump: 'We hear comments about the wall'
MEXICAN-AMERICAN stars Jesse and Joy, who have over 1.5 billion YouTube hits, have told Express.co.uk of their "heartbreak" over Donald Trump's victory and his calls for the Mexican wall to be built.
Jesse & Joy: Trump presidency is 'heartbreaking'
The Latin American superstars are managed by Enrique Iglesias and are one of the biggest acts in South America.
After four hit albums and six Latin Grammys, the brother and sister duo is about to launch their assault on the UK music scene and met with Express Online to talk love, life and Trump.
As Donald Trump pushes forward his plans for the divisive wall and the talks collapse with the Mexican goverment, the pop pair reveal their hopes for the future and warn that attacking the US President is not the way forward.
Born in Mexico City, the siblings are half American, half Mexican and feel the growing divide between the two countries keenly.
Joy says: "It (the US election) was heartbreaking for a lot of us. We performed at a special event just before the elections, right on the border, and it was emotional. We were at the edge of both countries.
"We (anyone who is different) are starting to be pointed out. We're hearing about kids being bullied in school and you hear comments about the wall."
Joy adds: "Growing up we felt like outcasts. We weren't seen as fully Mexican (in Mexico) and in the US they'd see that we were not quite American.
"Many things make us feel helpless. We can't change the world by ourselves. We try to send out the message in our music that we have to do it together.
"Our people is everyone. This universe is ours. The minority groups need to stick together because together we make the biggest group."
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Do they see any hope for the future?
Jesse says: "We do. Hoping for him (Trump) to fail is like hoping for the pilot to crash the plane when we are all on board."
Joy says: "We have such power and a responsibility to use it for good, to call out all the strange mixtures like us and the ones that feel left out.
"If it's gonna be a rough next few years. If we stick together, turn the other cheek, we can prove those stereotypes wrong."
Jesse and Joy's eponymous debut UK release is out on February 3.