Summary
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum announced plans for constitutional reforms to protect Mexico’s sovereignty after the U.S. designated six Mexican cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
The designation has raised concerns in Mexico about potential U.S. military intervention.
Sheinbaum vowed to prevent foreign interference in legal matters and proposed enshrining restrictions on foreign agents.
Additionally, she seeks harsher penalties for foreign gun traffickers. With a congressional majority, her Morena party is positioned to pass the reforms despite tensions with the U.S.
Corruption, Mexico is practically ran by the Gangs, and America won’t give up there Guns to save school children let alone a foreign nation pumping drugs across it’s boarders, no matter your opinion this reaction to the US is because the cartels are pushing for it. The cartels might as well be a separate branch of the Mexican Government.
I think this varies depending on where you live. Some places are freer than others and do see their taxpayer funds being respected with progressive initiatives being funded, public spaces becoming more accessible, and social programs decently furnished for as long as I can remember. They pass with a little skimming off the top, if you know why I mean. But besides that, I doubt this would be the case if we were being completely overrun by other interests like in the 80s.
That said, we do have examples like the Iguala mass kidnapping from 2014 where a local government colluded with ex-cartels members to disappear 43 students. So overall, to me, it’s a mixed bag.