At a press conference on his Monday morning, President Claudia Shinebam responded to questions about Mexican in the United States and US President Donald Trump’s Crusade of Crusade “Sanctuary. ”
In response to another question, he diverted his non -consultation at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.
Shinbam: ‘Racism is based on the criminalization of the diaspora’
Responding to the question of the importance of Mexicans to the economy and the economy of the United States, Shinbam said that his companions lived in the north of the current border “for many generations.”
“When they already affected our territory or when they took more than half of our territory they lived there,” he notes Mexico lost to the United States in the 19th century.
Shinebam highlighted that most Mexican legally lives there in the United States.
“Of Estimated $ 38 million … There are 4 million of documents, but most of them contribute to the United States for many years, ”he said.
“It is estimated that 20% of Mexican’s income (in the United States) will be sent to (to Mexico). What does this mean?
“So this idea that the diaspora (from American citizens) take work is that this is a complete opposite, which helps the US economy,” he said.
Without mentioning his name, Shinbam took a swip to Donald Trump, and he used a wide brush in classification of many immigrants, while promising to “carry out the largest deportation in American history.”
“Racism is based on the criminalization of the diaspora,” said Sheinbam.
“What we are saying is … we need to talk about that 4 million unpredictable (Mexican) with the US government,” he said.
In anticipation of the floods for deportation, The Mexican government created a project called “Mexico De Appresa” (Mexico embraces you) to support the Mexican people deported from the United States during the second Trump administration. However, for more than three months after Trump took office, The speed of deportation is not faster than the previous US presidents.
‘We will always protect our guys’
A correspondent asked Shinbam about Trump’s proposed “Administrative Order against the Sanctuary cities”, which signed the US President on Monday.
Trump signed this order to “implement federal law on the sanctuary jurisdiction to protect their citizens from dangerous illegal foreigners.” According to the fact that a White House.
The fact sheet said:
- “This directive leads to the Attorney General and the Internal Defense Secretary to publish a list of states and local jurisdictions that prevent federal immigration law enforcement, to announce the list of states and local jurisdictions, to announce the boundaries of every sanctuary and give an opportunity to repair it.”
It also said:
- “Sanctuary units that do not comply with federal law may lose federal funds.”
Shinbam said that his government in the United States would soon announce that “he will always protect our comrades” and that we will be in the US “(Mexican embassies”, “they have more support.”
He reiterated that his administration opposes Trump’s mass deportation plans, and Told reporters that five Mexican was detained In A federal test on Sunday in Colorado Springs.
Mexico ‘well represented’ at the pope’s funeral
A reporter asked the president to respond to criticism that personally did not attend the funeral Pope francisOvarian Was held on Saturday In St. Peters Square of the Vatican City, before intervention Basilica of St. Mary Major In Rome.
“We were represented (Home Minister) Rosa Isela (Rodrigas), ”Shinbam replied.
He talked about “the legacy and life of Pope Francis” and he again described as a “humanist Pope, and he always puts the poor to the poor.”
“He leaves a great tradition all over the world, Catholics and non -Catholics,” said Shinbam.
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