Overview of Achievements in Seven Years
In the past seven years, Mexico’s humanist governments have not only halted but reversed historical deterioration in areas such as economy, finance, health, education, salaries, security, employment, and civil liberties. Secretary of the Interior, Rosa Icela Rodríguez, highlighted these achievements during her address to the Plenum of the Senate of the Republic in the context of Claudia Sheinbaum’s Presidential First Report.
Key Achievements
- Job Creation and Salary Improvement: The government has focused on generating employment opportunities and enhancing salaries, benefiting the most vulnerable populations.
- Infrastructure and Social Programs: Large-scale infrastructure projects and targeted social programs have contributed to overall improvement in living conditions.
- Security and Public Safety: Coordinated efforts among all levels of government have led to increased security, addressing the root causes of violence.
- Commitment to Civil Society: The government prioritizes civility, dialogue, and collaboration, working towards a more just, democratic, free, and sovereign Mexico with equality for all.
Addressing the Root Causes of Violence
Rosa Icela Rodríguez emphasized that Mexico currently enjoys a stable currency, a robust and growing economy, record-breaking foreign direct investment, and is among the world’s top six tourist destinations.
- Economic Growth: The minimum wage has increased by 12% this year, recovering 135% of its purchasing power. Revenue collection has exceeded expectations from January to July.
- Security Measures: President Claudia Sheinbaum meets daily with her cabinet to analyze and address criminal activities, focusing on building peace through regional paz mesas (peace tables) across the nation.
The Atención a las Causas que Generan la Violencia (Addressing the Root Causes of Violence) strategy aims to resolve family and community issues, prevent youth involvement in crime or addiction, and provide essential services to improve living conditions.
- Community Engagement: Over 167,000 households have been visited, focusing on areas with high delinquency rates and at-risk youth.
- Paz Ferias (Peace Fairs): These events offer health services and programs to community members, fostering collaboration between generations.
- Disarmament and Peace Initiatives: The “Sí al Desarme, Sí a la Paz” (Yes to Disarmament, Yes to Peace) program encourages citizens to turn in firearms, resulting in the collection of 5,800 long and short guns, as well as granades from 275 municipalities across 29 states.
The government also supports the establishment of Consejos de Paz y Justicia Cívica (Peace and Civil Justice Councils) to coordinate efforts among all levels of government, civil society, religious institutions, academia, and the business sector to build peace in their communities and evaluate outcomes.
Social Welfare and Repatriation
Under President Sheinbaum’s instruction, the Secretariat of the Interior coordinates the national repatriation strategy “México Te Abraza” (Mexico Embraces You), offering dignified reception and support to returning Mexican citizens. Since January 20, over 103,800 individuals have been welcomed with warmth and humanity.
- Collaboration with State Authorities: Nine attention centers have been established, providing over 591,000 services including accommodation, food, medical care, and Paisano cards.
- Poverty Reduction: This strategy has helped 13.4 million people escape poverty in six years, a historic achievement demonstrating the effectiveness of humanist governments’ model.
The Comisión Ejecutiva de Atención a Víctimas (Victims’ Attention Executive Commission) has provided over 65,700 legal, psychological, medical support services in the past year and ensured integral damage reparation for victims.
- Support for Families of the Disappeared: The government prioritizes families and groups of missing persons, meeting with over 450 representatives from these groups and strengthening the Comisión Nacional de Búsqueda (National Search Commission) with additional personnel, resources, and specialized machinery.
- Identity Rights: Recent legal amendments have made the Clave Única de Registro de Población (CURP) the national identification document, simplifying essential procedures and strengthening search, location, and identification processes for missing persons through biometric data integration.
Legislative Reforms and Human Rights
Rosa Icela Rodríguez expressed the government’s intention to update the 1947 Juegos y Sorteos (Games and Lotteries) law, emphasizing that there are no intermediaries or representatives to extort industry leaders.
The Secretariat of the Interior upholds respect for each Power’s independence while promoting human rights and freedoms, including expression, mobilization, and religious liberty.
