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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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[–] StraponStratos@lemmy.sdf.org 83 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Hola it’s me your lost Mexican neighbor.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 42 points 1 week 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@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago

s/high-end/high-priced/

[–] Blackmist 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 week ago

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

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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

🤦‍♂️

[–] arin@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] arin@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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

[–] Bunnylux@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

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

[–] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week 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.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week 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

[–] skhayfa@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Maybe our two women candidates should have campaigned on affordable housing

[–] SourGumGum@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Or build like 1 million houses for them.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Do we have the world's first felon president?

[–] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 58 points 1 week 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.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 11 points 1 week ago

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

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

With policies like this they better build a wall

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

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

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week 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

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 25 points 1 week 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.

[–] SoylentBlake@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week 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.

[–] inlandempire@jlai.lu 16 points 1 week ago

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

[–] demizerone@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

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

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week 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.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

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

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week 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.