Mexico's president said immigrants shouldn't be treated as 'criminals,' but is planning for an influx of returnees if Trump implements mass deportations.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said immigrants shouldn't be viewed as 'criminals,' but declared that Mexico has a plan for an influx of returnees should President-elect Donald Trump proceed with threatened mass deportations of immigrants, many of them Mexican nationals.
Critics here have long assailed Mexican authorities for doing little to assist deportees, who often return to their home communities — many after years residing in the United States — with little guidance for the future and few prospects for employment. But the president pushed back on the notion that Mexico was not ready to deal with large-scale expulsions. 'I have read that the president and her team are not prepared,' Sheinbaum said. 'Yes, we have a plan. We are prepared.
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