🇲🇽Saw this today in Roma in Mexico City….

🇲🇽President AMLO's recent pivot towards taking to steps to encourage nearshoring 'is too little too late.'

'Investors need a business and public policy ecosystem that allows them to optimize opportunities and minimize risks over long periods of time.'

key point: 'As it stands, Mexico’s FDI numbers sound encouraging. But of the $36 billion dollars registered in 2023, only $5bn were new investments, which means nearshoring may be happening, but the tide is bringing in soft waves, not the desired tsunami.'

🇲🇽🇺🇸 .Amy Glover Drake argues, 'Mexico is privileged by geography. What Mexico does not have is a clearly articulated strategy to take advantage of the nearshoring opportunity, which, by definition, will not last forever.' wilsoncenter.org/article/nearsh…

🇲🇽🚗The state of Morelos on the outskirts of Mexico City is the 2nd worst hotspot in Mexico for carjacking (per capita).

In one high profile recent incident, criminals in Morelos kidnapped an elderly bishop, stole his car & used his credit cards. animalpolitico.com/estados/obispo…

'Mexico has released Abraham Oseguera, the brother of Mexican drug lord Nemesio 'El Mencho' Oseguera Cervantes of the powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the security ministry said on Tuesday.' reuters.com/world/americas…

🇲🇽this May 3 The Mexico Institute webinar on the future of the USMCA looks like it will be an interesting discussion.
wilsoncenter.org/event/mexico-e…

🇲🇽🔊On a recent episode of the @modernmexico podcast, I asked Tyler Mattiace to give Mexico's President AMLO a grade for his approach to human rights.

Mattiace said, 'his worldview doesn’t center around human rights. I would give him an F, a bad grade.' soundcloud.com/modern_mexico_…

🇲🇽Is Mexico the 'champion' fentanyl producer?

'The comments by Felipe de Jesus Gallo, the head of Mexico’s Criminal Investigation Agency, appeared to contradict past statements by President AMLO, who has denied any fentanyl is produced in Mexico.' apnews.com/article/mexico…

🇲🇽really interesting analysis here on the gulf between Mexico's President AMLO's rhetoric and the reality of his actions...

🇲🇽🇺🇸'President Polk brought about the invasion, 1 of the saddest moments in our history they arrived here and raised the American flag [in the Zocolo in Mexico City] and forced the Mexico government to sign the treaty to hand over 9 states that belonged to Mexico,' AMLO said.

🇲🇽🇺🇸Today President AMLO mentioned the history of the Mexican American War, an incident politicians on both sides of the border usually avoid talking about.

I discussed the complicated history of the war on a recent episode of the ModernMexicoPodcast Podcast. youtube.com/watch?v=2XU5NT…

🇲🇽💰'I hope that on May 1, we can present a report to workers & give them the good news, that their pensions are guaranteed & that they will also be increased,' Mex's President AMLO said this morning, promising some workers a pension worth 100% of salary. reuters.com/world/americas…

🇲🇽Mexico's Congress approves the creation of a new pension plan that will be funded in part by seizing the privately managed (Afore) retirement savings of some 70+ year old residents. animalpolitico.com/politica/diput…

🇲🇽🚨In Celaya, Mexico criminal gunmen attacked an ambulance, killing 2 volunteer paramedics. The gunmen then set the ambulance on fire. Criminals also attacked other ambulances in the city on the same day. animalpolitico.com/estados/celaya…

🇲🇽Mexico's President AMLO dismissed the Chiapas incident as fake news, saying that the masked men who stopped the presidential candidate were acting out roles in a staged bit of political propaganda.

'Why would they go with ski masks?' he asked.
animalpolitico.com/politica/amlo-…