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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has launched a comprehensive housing initiative to address the country's housing deficit by building a million homes and offering zero-interest mortgages.

The program, aimed at supporting vulnerable groups, focuses on female-led households, young people, Indigenous communities and senior citizens. The announcement is a fulfillment of Sheinbaum's campaign promise to create affordable housing and promote equitable urban development.

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Hola it’s me your lost Mexican neighbor.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Deport immigrants? People are going to be running to the fucking border if there is a place that can give them a shot at affordable housing. US, Canada and most of the world in crisis because free markets only build high-end homes.

[–] wildbus8979 11 points 2 months ago

s/high-end/high-priced/

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trump playing 5D chess. Maybe Mexico will pay for that wall after all.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago
[–] pelespirit 19 points 2 months ago

They have universal healthcare too. They're starting to shine.

[–] [email protected] 62 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Mexico has their first woman for president, meanwhile we have our first felon for president.

🤦‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

2nd, he took office in 2016. He's not a new criminal

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He wasnt a convicted felon then, don't be a pedant

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

His crime occurred before his presidency. Regardless more than 50% voted for him for the 2nd term... Also he literally sold pardons lmfao

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

I'm not a fucking idiot, I know that. Calling someone a "felon" implies a conviction.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

And he sold off a list of our spies.

And id bet he sold our nuclear secrets to the Saudi's.

And fucking Goya beans, from the desk in the oval office

Just a skeeze all around. One big fucking mook.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

And we turned down two women in a row, the most recent one being practically no different from the guy who wasn't great but got 10 million more votes. Mexico is less sexist than the US it would seem

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe our two women candidates should have campaigned on affordable housing

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Or build like 1 million houses for them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Do we have the world's first felon president?

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Damn, strong policy that will actually help regular people acquire a fundamental human need without taking them for absolutely everything they are worth?

Can't believe she hasn't been assassinated yet.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

If she legalized drugs, she'd be assassinated for sure.

[–] Imgonnatrythis 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

With policies like this they better build a wall

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Just build homes along the border. I know they got border towns already. Make 1 long border town wall.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Trump said he would build a wall. He said he'd get Mexico to pay for it. You all said he wasn't playing 4D chess shakin my smh-in head

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Even Mexico cares more about their citizens than the USA. We send them back and they get social assistance.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The US is at the bottom of the list for caring about citizens in any metric. No paid maternity or paternity leave, most expensive healthcare in the world, no guaranteed vacation, sick, or Holiday pay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Yep, neo-liberalism, the bankers society.

Remember that when you need to focus your anger somewhere, or if you're terminal and want to take some of the trash out with you. It's their fault; evidences by which professions are rewarded - almost none of which are necessary for society, or people in general, to thrive.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago

What left leaning policies does to a mf (mexican friend)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Meanwhile in America, they are criminalizing being homeless and /or poor

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I might be deported there bcz my dad came from there in the 1960s.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Looks like the housing market is going to be better there at least, so you've got that going for you! Hell, maybe they're anticipating an incoming deportation crisis and that's why they're building.

On a more serious note, I do hope nobody will forcefully deport you and that you get to keep on living in the country where you always have and probably plan on continuing to live in. My country suffered through two mass deportation events several decades before I was born and this is STILL affecting families. I don't wish for anyone else to have to go through this.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

We've been here before. I've seen the housing they come up with. It's basically a bunch of tiny ass houses all in the same block next to each other in the middle of nowhere.