Sheinbaum urges youth to continue driving Mexico's transformation, says current term is insufficient

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum called on young people to remain committed to the "Fourth Transformation" project, asserting that the time in government since 2018 has not been enough to fully consolidate the changes initiated.

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Is the time we have been here enough? No, we must continue. What we cannot do is turn back, because Mexico began to change in 2018 into a different country, one that takes into account the dignity of all Mexicans.

Speaking at a "Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro" (Youth Building the Future) assembly in Xalapa, Veracruz, Sheinbaum stated that Mexico began transforming into a different country in 2018, one that values the dignity of all its citizens. She stressed the importance of not reversing course and continuing to advance the project.

The president highlighted the "Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro" program, which has received 170 billion pesos in investment over seven and a half years to provide work experience for young people struggling to enter the job market. She refuted the idea that lack of study or employment is a personal fault, attributing it instead to past governments failing to create development conditions for youth. She also criticized the term "ninis," used pejoratively for those neither studying nor working, stating her government focuses on guaranteeing rights.

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It is not the fault of the young person, it is the fault of a government that did not create the conditions for that to happen.

Sheinbaum also pointed to efforts to expand educational access, including 200,000 new high school spaces and 330,000 places in public universities. She noted outreach to remote areas to ensure young people have opportunities to study and avoid paths toward criminal groups. The president also reviewed historical milestones of Mexico, from independence to the current transformation.

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We are going to the most remote places so that young people who do not have the opportunity to study high school have a space to do so and do not even consider linking up with any criminal group.