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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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[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours 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.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

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

[–] StraponStratos@lemmy.sdf.org 82 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Hola it’s me your lost Mexican neighbor.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day 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.

[–] Blackmist 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago
[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 day ago

s/high-end/high-priced/

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 day ago

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

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

With policies like this they better build a wall

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours 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

[–] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 points 20 hours ago

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

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

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

🤦‍♂️

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

Maybe our two women candidates should have campaigned on affordable housing

[–] SourGumGum@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Or build like 1 million houses for them.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Do we have the world's first felon president?

[–] ChocoboRocket@lemmy.world 58 points 1 day 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 day ago

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

[–] ThePantser@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day 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 day 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 day 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.

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

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

[–] boonhet@lemm.ee 1 points 20 hours 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.

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

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