Conversation with Carlos Heredia: „Can Mexico absorb massive deportations from the US?“

Conversation with Carlos Heredia, Mexican economist, expert in Central American and North American migrations.

Background
“More than any other country, Donald Trump went after Mexico on his first day in office. He ordered its criminal gangs to be designated as foreign terrorist organisations (FTOs), declared an emergency at the southern border, reinstated policies that leave migrants languishing on Mexican soil and ordered federal institutions to call the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America”, writes The Economist.

US President promised to deport 12 million illegal migrants. Many are expected to be land in Mexico, irrespective of their citizenship. Is Mexico ready to absorb this flow? Migrants abandoned at the Mexican border could be an easy prey for the drug cartels.

Some European political parties promise remigration? Could Mexican experience be a useful guide?

Speaker
Carlos Heredia Zubieta is an economist, specialized in migrations in Central and North America. He is a professor at the Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE) in Mexico City. He served as a member of Mexico’s federal congress from 1997 to 2000. His latest book  ‘Geopolitical Landscapes of Donald Trump: International Politics and Institutional Characteristics of Mexico-Guatemala Relations’ was published by Routledge in 2023.

Concept and Moderation: Mirjana Tomic fjum/Presseclub Concordia