US EditionMexico president slams xenophobia after anti-gentrification protest
- Mass protests against gentrification occurred on July 4, 2025, in Mexico City's Roma and Condesa neighborhoods, turning violent Friday night.
- The protests followed years of rising rents and housing shortages caused by an influx of about 250,000 people from Mexico and abroad seeking affordable living.
- Protesters blamed foreign remote workers and Airbnb-driven rent increases for pushing out 20,000 families annually, with rents climbing roughly 33% since 2020 in key areas.
- During a protest, a speaker expressed frustration over foreign buyers using euros and dollars to acquire property in the country, while the city government increased its affordable housing budget to 9,000 million pesos, aiming to build new rental homes and improve housing policies.
- The events highlight Mexico City's ongoing affordability crisis, threatening social fabric as officials work to build 5,000 rental homes and restrict short-term rentals to half the year.
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Mexico President Sheinbaum calls anti-tourism march over flood of American digital nomads ‘xenophobic’
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts, who said tension had been mounting for years. The criticism comes after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum alleged that Friday’s protest was marked by xenophobia, reviving a debate over an influx of Americans in the city. Many Mexicans say they’ve been priced out …
Xóchitl Gálvez rejected the demonstration against gentrification in Mexico City that took place last Thursday, July 3, and accused a large part of the demonstrators of xenophobia, who demanded, among other things, access to decent housing. “Xenophobia, which is the rejection of foreign people, should not be tolerated for any reason,” Xóchitl Gálvez said in a video published on his social networks on Monday, July 7.
Mexico's president calls march against mass tourism 'xenophobic.' Critics blame government failures
A fierce protest in Mexico City railing against gentrification and mass tourism was fueled by government failures and active promotion to attract digital nomads, according to experts, who said tension had been mounting for years.The criticism comes after Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum alleged that Friday's protest was marked by xenophobia, reviving a debate over an influx of Americans in the city. Many Mexicans say they've been priced out o…
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eldiariodechihuahua.mxInhabitants and authorities held an assembly to discuss the protest against gentrification that ended in violence in Rome-Condessa.
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