Overview

• Speaking to thousands at Benito Juárez stadium, President Claudia Sheinbaum said 13.5 million people have left poverty since 2018, crediting social programs and higher minimum wages.
• She announced highway improvements connecting Nuevo Casas Grandes to Bavispe and a route from Chihuahua City to the port of Guaymas.
• She pledged water district upgrades to reduce irrigation usage and increase supplies for urban residents.
• She praised Mexican immigrants in the United States, saying their labor supports both Mexico’s families and the U.S. economy.
• She did not address public safety in the Juárez speech and departed immediately for Mexicali after reiterating earlier support for residents of Culiacán and Sinaloa.