The headline surprises the reader: “The Mayor of Bermeo will be a woman of Palestinian origin.” The first blow of the eye has been hard, the racist dye has come out as value. Does it matter to be a Palestinian? He thought it was always the case that if he had been born in Bermeo we would not be able to title him in the same way.

When the step is recovered, perhaps “joy” no, but it has been a little relief to remember with a comment heard at the Ziburu Fair. In the round table with the library editors, the scarce presence of writers not born in Euskal Herria was commented in the Basque literature, how the Basque literature is written in Euskera, if it is colored in pure Basque and only those who have a minimum commitment to the Basque culture, at least perceived externally, can do so. It was commented that society is changing and that some changes are the result of different struggles, such as the greater participation of women. Although Lento is said to be moving forward, the people on the margin are still marginal.

Something similar happens with public office, although the institutions recognize themselves that their function is to “represent the people and the citizens”. Whether they represent or not, we could set the question with a big symbol, but it is clear that public office and bulky salaries remain for whites, especially for men, but generally for “born”. In the Basque Parliament, of the 75 politicians there is no one other than white.

Without intending to put in the same bag all those who survive the Basque Country: In 2000, not even 2% of the population of Hego Euskal Herria was born outside the Spanish state, while in 2022 the percentage was somewhat higher than 11%. In figures, in four territories, more than 250,000 unborn citizens are nationals of the Spanish State.

We used to talk about immigration, at least more explicitly. We realized that then we're going to need a young population to pay for their future pension, and we silence the marines. We have things to normalize and pose; the current public scene is not a reflection of society.