Migrant Extortion
Mexico’s new anti-extortion law will help merchants, but has little to offer to the countless migrants who are extorted in transit through Mexico.
Author: Mexico Solidarity
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People’s Mañanera July 28
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on gas prices, Wellbeing programs, education, Vicente Fox, US-Mexico relations, increased tax revenue, and women’s centres.
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Subcontracted Personnel Fell 89.4% Due to Outsourcing Ban
Prior to the changes implemented during AMLO’s administration, outsourcing, which in addition to registering workers with social security with lower than actual wages also represented a form of tax evasion for companies, was a growing practice.
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Sheinbaum “Condemns What is Happening Right Now”
Amid global south partners, Mexico stands out for its cowardice in taking any stand against the genocide in Gaza. President Sheinbaum once again reverted to diplomatic boilerplate.
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People’s Mañanera July 25
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on Tijuana River cleanup, US-Mexico-Canada environmental meeting, water treatment, musical news, some words about “peace” in front of an active genocide, austerity, Sinaloa and misogyny.
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Goodbye, Iberdrola?
The rumoured exit of Spanish energy giant Iberdrola, with outstanding fines of 9.145b pesos & a lengthy rap sheet of corporate criminal misdeeds, would be cause for a national holiday in Mexico.
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Morena Supporters Deliver Letter Demanding Party be “Democratized”
The Morena members identified a number of issues, such as state leaders and municipal executive committees seeking to remain in office after their term expires, lack of clarity regarding the membership registry, and an internal democratic deficit that leads to self-censorship and disenchantment.
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People’s Mañanera July 24
President Claudia Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on auction of stolen goods, distributing household goods to impoverished households, tarrifs, Mexico-Brazil relations, declining inflation rate, Iberdrola, anti-extortion law, and fuel theft begins in US refineries.
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Mexico Will Be Self-Sufficient in White Corn in 2025
This reverses the prediction only a few months ago that 2025 would be a bad year for domestic white corn production as a result of drought and require significant imports.
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People’s Mañanera July 23
President Sheinbaum’s daily press conference, with comments on port modernization, 700 years of México-Tenochtitlan, SpaceX debris, Chicharito’s sexist comments, Fidel Castro & Che Guevara statues, security, and Monreal’s holiday.
