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  • 7/5/2025
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Mexico City on Friday (July 4) to protest against gentrification, highlighting the struggles locals face due to rising rents and changing neighbourhoods.

The influx of migrants from United States in areas like Colonia Condesa has intensified the issue, with protesters calling for legal migration and greater contributions from newcomers.

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00:00Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Mexico City on Friday to protest against gentrification,
00:08highlighting the struggles locals face due to rising rents and changing neighborhoods.
00:13The influx of migrants from United States in areas like Colonia Condesa has intensified the issue,
00:19with protesters calling for legal migration and greater contributions from newcomers.
00:25And the reason why we have joined us here is to listen to the victims of many victims,
00:31that today, especially young people, for us is almost impossible to achieve a housing.
00:37And not only that, we are experiencing the consequences of the gentrification,
00:41which is that the government orientes their public policies to people of greater acquisitive,
00:46causing the illegal, sometimes illegal, of the local population that has 40, 50,
00:52and we have documented for 60 years living in these villages.
00:56Principally, if they are going to live in a country, they have to contribute to that country, right?
01:02The first and the simplest question is legal migration.
01:05They come here with visas or no visas,
01:08and the change of the acquisition power generates these problems of gentrification and displacement, right?
01:15Eduardo Alanis noted that government policies favor wealthier newcomers,
01:19contributing to a 47% surge in rents over the past five years.
01:24Affluent foreigners, particularly Americans, are increasingly working remotely from Mexico City,
01:29drawn by its lower cost of living compared to most U.S. cities.
01:32Many stay for up to 180 days.
01:33In the last five years, the rents have increased 47%.
01:37That's something that is violent for the local population.
01:40We are not debating about paying the light, paying the water or eating.
01:44So, of course, we prefer to eat.
01:47Affluent foreigners, particularly Americans, are increasingly working remotely from Mexico City,
01:53drawn by its lower cost of living compared to most U.S. cities.
01:57Many stay for up to 180 days without a visa, often leaving only when the limit is reached.

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