The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, reported that as a "historical demand", all Mexican consulates in the United States will be strengthened, with the aim of supporting all Mexicans living in that country, promoting, above all, the legal area of each one of them.
"Let our brothers and sisters in the United States know that we are strengthening the consulates, it is a historic demand," said Sheinbaum.
The president stated this during her morning press conference, where she also recognized the important role played by all Mexicans in the American union, who with their work enrich that nation, in addition to recalling her time as a student in the Bay Area, especially in the city of Redwood City.
"I had the opportunity, the privilege of going abroad to study, and I was in Northern California, where I made many friends. Near where I lived with my family there is a place, which I send my regards to, called Redwood City. I believe there are more inhabitants of Aguililla, Michoacán, there than in Aguililla, Michoacán itself. They eat the best carnitas you have ever tasted."
It was in the early 90s that, she said, she had a friend and colleague, Alma González, from Aguililla, Michoacán, who has a degree in Economics from the Michoacana University of San Nicolás de Hidalgo, better known as La Nicolaita, and who went to the United States with her entire family, and began cleaning houses, to currently work at Stanford Hospital and do social work and, like other Mexicans, her work is crucial to the growth of this country.
"Like Alma, we get along with many Mexicans there who represent us with dignity, who go to work, who support their families who suffer hardships there and then get ahead and, in addition to everything, they never abandon their families in Mexico, because there are always the remittances they send and which support the country a lot, but they also support their families a lot," the president said.
He said he made this known to the President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, in a telephone call.
"I even told President Trump on the call that Mexicans take care of each other, we love each other, we protect each other, we have family values," he explained.
"We love you very much," said the president, while recalling that efforts in the consulates will be greater and that she will meet with the consuls at the beginning of 2025.
"The first message we send them is that we are going to strengthen the consulates. I am going to meet with the consuls personally at the beginning of the year to tell them what we want. We are strengthening all the procedures they carry out in order to simplify them, so that they do not have to wait in these lines that they normally do, and also, strengthening the legal part so that we can support them in case they have problems with the justice system and that have to do with deportations," he clarified.
In the case of pensions, and so that compatriots in the United States can receive them, he explained that the issue is being reviewed, since it is very difficult to comply with due to budget issues and the number of Mexicans in this country.
Finally, he announced that on December 18, International Migrants Day, something special has been prepared, and he called on all his fellow citizens in the United States to watch the "people's morning shows" on Fridays, as there will be a special section for all of them.
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