Private sector employers affiliated with Mexico’s Business Coordinating Council (CCE) have committed to offering around 35,000 jobs to Mexicans deported from the United States, President Claudia Sheinbaum said Thursday.
Speaking at her morning press conference, Sheinbaum said that her government has a very good relationship with the CCE, an umbrella organization made up of 13 business groups including manufacturing, agriculture and retail associations.
“We thank them because they’re offering around 35,000 jobs for Mexicans who could be deported from the United States,” she said.
Sheinbaum said that the available jobs are in various sectors including services and manufacturing. She didn’t specify where they are located, but the CCE is a national association representing employers across the country.
The president’s announcement came three days after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. On the campaign trail, Trump pledged to carry out the “largest deportation operation in American history” if elected to the presidency for a second time.
The Associated Press reported that “groups of migrants began to be deported to Mexico on Tuesday night,” but large-scale deportations have not begun. Those deported this week arrived in border cities including Tijuana and Ciudad JuĆ”rez.
On Monday, Sheinbaum said that the federal government had prepared a “comprehensive program” for Mexicans deported during the second Trump administration.
The program ā part of a strategy called “MĆ©xico te abraza,” or āMexico embraces youā ā includes welfare support for deportees, registration with the Mexican Social Security Institute and transport so that returning migrants “can reach their places of origin,” Sheinbaum said.
Around 5 million undocumented Mexicans are estimated to be living in the United States.
The federal government has sought to strengthen its consular network as it prepares to provide consular support and legal advice to those at risk of ā or facing ā deportation.
It also developed a “panic button” cell phone app for Mexicans in the United States who think, or know, they are about to be detained by U.S. immigration authorities. The app ā called ConsulApp Contigo and available for download on Google Play ā includes a panic button which, if pressed, alerts relatives and Mexican consular officials of a person’s imminent detention.
The app is only available on Android phones and the emergency button can only be used within the United States, according to Fox 26 Houston.
As part of efforts to dissuade Trump’s mass deportation plans, Sheinbaum and other federal officials have emphasized the significant contribution Mexicans make to the United States economy.
CCE: Deportations provide opportunities to ‘strengthen the national economy’Ā
In a statement issued on Monday, the CCE “reaffirmed its commitment” to working with the Mexican government to address “migratory challenges,” including deportations.
“While this phenomenon creates significant challenges it also provides opportunities to strengthen the national economy by reintegrating Mexican returnees with decent jobs and opportunities for development,” the council said.
“Through investment in strategic sectors, the promotion of entrepreneurship and job training, the private sector is committed to collaborating with authorities to guarantee that those who return find a favorable environment for their economic and social reintegration,” the CCE said.
“This collaboration is fundamental to create stability, strengthen the social fabric and promote sustained growth in the region,” it added.
With reports from El PaĆs, El Universal and El Financiero
35000 jobs that do NOT pay a āLiving Wageā. Great
And you know this how?
min wage is 13 usa dollars a day, even prices in mexico hard to live on that.
Please send some skilled construction, electrical, and plumping professionals to Chapala. What the expats here need to deal with is horrendous.
Youāre an immigrant not an āex patā, Shelley
WTF why don’t you gtfo of the country then, Shelly? “pLeaSE sENd mE sLaVes š
Not even sure where to start, this post is so repugnant. Letās make you and everyone else in Chapala happier by sending you back to whatever entitled, racist, ignorant backwater you came from.
Mass deportations may very well end up being a recruitment opportunity for the Cartels
Mexico better have plenty of food for these folks because looking at that photo in this article every women in line must weigh 400lbs each big girls!
@Kenneth Voss, just like most Americans now.
Wow seriously
What misogynistic BS!
What do the local Mexicans in Chapala do? Must be just as “horrendous” for them or how do they manage? Last I knew and when I lived in Cancun for twelve years, Mexican neighbors provided names of their skilled workers to me, “la vicinita”. Most of the workers from California will be returning home from our fields and ranches, which is already causing our crops and animals to die. Nobody is willing to work like the Mexicans and this is a huge disaster. They will eventually go back home one day – for which I don’t blame them – but this is not the time since they need to be paid enough for their toil to survive. Their families need the money and they won’t earn much in Mexico no matter what you say. And how is that going to work out? Remember the carteles are there to help out recruiting and at least some of our workers might consider giving it a try as a last recourse. They have lost out already and I get it. It’s a terrible situation for us all… Right now it’s pretty sad to hear complaints from expats in Chapala. Or are you prepared to pay the returning workers enough to live on and help their families out? I don’t think so. Breaks your heart.
Work is dignity and self-worth. These are good steps with good intentions and that sends the right message to Mexicans and the world
And where does the money come from to pay for all this? Transportation, health care, food? I’ve been paying my taxes for 40 years and it’s all going to go to support the returning migrants. I’m sure they’re not returning empty handed !
Sondra. The daily minimum wage in Nayarit is approx 280 pesos. That might pay the niƱera but what about food and rent?
That’s right. What about it?
Going to need 10 million jobs.
And the plan is to explain to local workers with similar skills that 35,000 jobs have magically appeared exclusively for or give preference to deported workers, how?
While I am not a supporter of the Orange Menace or his deluded MAGA plans, the immigration crisis could actually offer the Mexican government an opportunity to strengthen the local economy if they invest and coordinate effectively AND keep the cartels from taking advantage of all the economic disruption caused by immigrants or nationals returning to Mexico.
This initial program with 35ā000 jobs is at least a good start. Many of these returning immigrants are skilled workers such as construction workers or factory workers who are willing to work. They deserve a fair salary and protection from the cartels. Also agriculture in Mexico needs more government funding – Mexico has huge tracts of fertile land and the labour to cultivate it is coming home if the Orange Menace starts evicting land workers in the US. His Tariffs idea will eventually boomerang and the US will not have the manpower to grow and harvest fresh food. With Mexican government support, farmers and food exporters south of the border can provide enough food not just for the domestic market, but also to the US and Canada once the US reopens its borders/ is forced to slash tariffs.
I think the Mexican Presidenta is doing a great job in responding in a sensible way to all the MAGA madness. If she succeeds in improving the security situation in the Northern states, Mexico could have a brighter and well deserved future.
Well said, but she really needs to act on the cartel situation in Sinaloa, a change of the governor would be a good start. Hopefully this works out but somehow I feel it wonāt come to fruition
Government doesn’t know how to create jobs or operate businesses. Look at the mess at CFE and Pemex. The Mexican workforce is fully employed. There are plenty of jobs available. If Trump charges Mexico a tariff and deports millions (I hope he does), the Mexican economy will dramatically slow. Mexico should be focused on domestic production for domestic consumption. Nearshoring is a stupid investment.
Well said!! “Government doesnāt know how to create jobs or operate businesses”.
Need proof? Look at the MESS of the Mayan train debacle. Can’t even build a pipe dream railroad. And as stated Pemex – Ay, caramba!
Our beautiful country needs business savvy right now.. well intended as Claudia no doubt is, she’s not enough
Well I live near Chapala and I found excellent skilled workers for a remodel job. The trick is to hire a good contractor and pay them what they are worth.
Well said!! “Government doesnāt know how to create jobs or operate businesses”.
Need proof? Look at the MESS of the Mayan train debacle. Can’t even build a pipe dream railroad. And as stated Pemex – Ay, caramba!
Our beautiful country needs business savvy right now.. well intended as Claudia no doubt is, she’s not enough
I have to comment on the notion that a more ābusiness orientedā leader is needed. Like the ones now in charge of the U.S. government? Ah, no. Yes, Pemex and CFE are a mess. In debt and using 20th century tech and national resources. But a more modern model can be created with a more ābusiness orientedā leader. Pres. Sheinbaum has the brains to do it.
A President of a major country should be focused on big strategic matters. Claudia doesn’t have the expertise or time to focus on business operations. Create the proper regulatory environment and let the private sector flourish.