The Danger of Claudia Sheinbaum - Director's Editorial
Mexico's new president will be a disaster for Americans
Mexico has elected its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum. The 61-year-old of Jewish extraction who holds a PhD as an energy Engineer and currently serves as the mayor of Mexico City represents both a serious divergence and a concerning continuation of the policies the current president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (commonly known as AMLO). Both presidents vowed to work with the United States on the issue of mass immigration, and while Sheinbaum has yet to take office and put this commitment to the test, we can say with some certainty that she will be no better on the issue than AMLO was, and he has been quite the disaster.
AMLO constantly reneged on promises to America to stop the migrant inflow, such as when he ceased deportations from Mexico, thereby allowing hundreds of thousands more people to reach the United States. AMLO consistently tried to bribe the United States whenever the country requested assistance with immigration flowing up from Mexico. AMLO once demanded more than $20 billion in foreign aid for Hispanic countries, as well as demanding that 10 million Hispanics in the United States be given legal status.
The outgoing Mexican president tried to use immigration to dictate American foreign policy, such as demanding an end to the blockade of Cuba and demanding the US lift its sanctions against Venezuela.
Most recently AMLO’s administration said it would refuse deportations carried out by the State of Texas, regardless of the proven identity of deportees, because said deportations would “violate the rights” of Mexican citizens.
Apparently, AMLO believes Mexicans have a right to reside in the United States, regardless of legal status. This is made more evident by the fact that AMLO recently stated that Mexico’s newfound status as America’s largest trading partner gives the country “leverage” on the immigration issue.
AMLO has been no friend to Americans, and Sheinbaum is his hand-picked successor.
And then there is Claudia Sheinbaum herself …