Overview

• Speaking at the Premio Eugenio Garza Sada 2025, José Antonio Fernández Carbajal said Mexico faces a “terrible” security crisis that is constraining employment and economic wellbeing.
• He acknowledged punctual improvements in recent months but said efforts must be maintained and deepened to restore the right to peace.
• Fernández emphasized that the state is chiefly responsible for public safety while citizens should report and sanction lawbreakers to help end impunity.
• He promoted a “capitalismo consciente” approach, crediting employer‑driven wage increases with recent income gains and urging defense of democratic freedoms and a market economy.
• Warning that automation and AI could automate up to 30% of jobs by 2030, he called for workforce reconversion and digital literacy to safeguard opportunities.