The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum supports deported Latinos. She has stood up to the first rounds of her ‘war’ against the initiatives launched by Donald Trump against that country.
Trump, in his attempt to localize his political discourse on immigration, has focused on his promised mass deportations… (three thousand deportees a day, according to official figures).
For its part, Sheinbaum’s government has declared time and again its respect for Mexican sovereignty and the help it will provide to those Mexicans who are being deported.
The Mexican government will take care of the needs of migrants in a “humanitarian”. The “Mexico embraces you” program — “Mexico Embraces You,” in English — includes shelters set up in nine Mexican cities along the border with the U.S., including Tijuana and Mexicali. Mexican nationals who are deported from the U.S. will be given temporary housing, medical care, food, access to telephones and receive job placement assistance, according to the Mexican government. Migrants from other countries deported by the U.S. would be sent on to their home countries, Sheinbaum said.
According to the Migration Policy Institute, as of 2021, 46% of immigrants in the United States without authorization are from Mexico. Immigrants from El Salvador and Guatemala each made 7% of the unauthorized immigrant population.
A phone application was also activated from which they can obtain different information and a ‘panic button’ that will help them in case of an emergency.
“They are not alone,” say the government messages broadcast in various media.
The Mexican government has your back, according to a Mexican government official.
Consulates are offices of a foreign government that, among other things, provide government services to citizens of their countries, including help with visas and passports.
The new smartphone app the Mexican government rolled out this week. ConsulApp Contigo, available for both iOS and Android devices, includes information about U.S. immigration law.
Users in the United States may communicate with and schedule appointments with their local consulate. It also includes a panic button that will alert the user’s emergency contacts and consulate officials if U.S. immigration authorities detain them.
The Mexican government also has a 24-hour hotline for Mexican citizens who need help with immigration issues: 520-623-7874. The San Bernardino consulate can also be reached 24 hours a day at 909-708-8093.
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