Benito Juárez’s hometown receives $57 million

Benito Juárez’s hometown receives $57 million

While President Andrés Manuel López Obrador commemorated the 148th anniversary of Benito Juárez’s death, San Pablo Guelatao, the small town where he was born, was celebrating. The Institute to Return What Was Stolen to Mexicans (INDEP) gave over MXN 57 million to the town. The resources will be used to build social infrastructure to improve electricity and water services. The inhabitants of San Pablo Guelatao were pleasantly surprised because, despite austerity, they received financial resources.

Mexicans experience racism in Chicago

The Mexican community in Chicago feels outraged after criminals vandalized some monuments located at the Benito Juárez Community Academy. The defaced monuments depict Mexican heroes and the Mexican community considers the incident as a racist crime. The Mexican government donated the statues and now the Mexican Migrants Movements asked councilman Byron Sigcho-López to investigate the crime and fix the damages. The NGO also asked the Mexican consulate to intervene. Surprisingly, these crimes happen in the U.S., especially since Donald Trump now respects Mexicans.

The INE will appoint new counselors soon

The INE will soon appoint four new counselors. Parliamentary leaders will virtually interview the 20 candidates from 8 AM and until 7 PM. The lower chamber’s social media and Congress’ TV channel will broadcast the interviews. The decision to make the process public was made after some Morena members denounced the process and claimed that some contenders are linked to political parties. Moreover, some say that this is not the best mechanism because legislators will be in touch with the contenders, especially since the four new counselors will be appointed on Wednesday.

Morena returns to work

The extraordinary period in Congress will start on Monday but it will not include the Economic Emergency Law, a financial aid program for millions of people, and thousands of companies. Morena’s group, led by Mario Delgado, designed a reform to the Budget and Financial Responsibility Law that doesn’t compromise the faculties of the lower chamber so that the President can modify public expenditure and eradicate trusts. Sources say that the PAN, or at least several party members, are willing to vote against the extraordinary session if Congress doesn’t discuss the Subsistence Income; however, the federal government is not willing to discuss this proposal.

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