Claudia Sheinbaum reacts to Trump's deportations: 'The US wouldn't be what it is without Mexican workers'
The Mexican president promised to support Mexicans returning to their country after being deported by US authorities.
Sputnik Brazil - Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Saturday (25) that Mexicans largely support the US economy, at a time when Washington is tightening its immigration policies and claims to be carrying out the largest deportation of undocumented immigrants in history.
"Let it be heard loud and clear: Mexicans there sustain the United States economy, in the fields, in services, everywhere! The United States wouldn't be what it is if it weren't for the hardworking people who go there to help," Sheinbaum said during an event announcing social programs in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca state (south).
The president promised to support Mexicans returning to their country after being deported by U.S. authorities.
"If they return to Mexico, they will return with open arms, ready to give them everything they deserve, because they are generous and supportive, just like the Mixtec people and all the peoples of our country," said the Mexican president.
Sheinbaum recently highlighted the contributions of Mexican immigrants to the United States economy at a time when the Donald Trump administration has tightened all immigration policies and ordered the deployment of the Armed Forces to the border.
A few days ago, the president presented a recent report from the think tank Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC), which indicates that Mexicans represent US$2,06 trillion (approximately R$12,1 trillion) in the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP), while the entire Latino population contributes US$3,6 trillion (more than R$21,2 trillion) to the GDP.
At the conference, the Director General of the (LDC), Ana Teresa Ramírez Rodríguez, presented the results of the study Quick Facts: Latinos in the United States 2024, which is based on official US sources, highlighting the economic impact of the Latino community in the United States, which is composed of approximately 60% Mexicans.
According to the study, Latinos in the United States represent 19,5% of the population. They are the second largest group after Anglo-Saxons.
Furthermore, eight out of ten Latinos speak English, and four out of five Latinos are U.S. citizens.
Similarly, Latinos in the United States are the youngest population. In 2022, 25% of young people over 18 were Latino. Furthermore, the median age of Latinos was 30,7 years, compared to 41,1 years for Anglo-Americans.