Migrant Force praises the initiative to achieve representation of Mexican immigrants in the House
Migrant Force applauds the progress of the constitutional reform initiative to include eight seats representing Mexican immigrants in the US
Migrant Force, a binational, nonpartisan, and non-profit movement and organization focused on the economic, social, and educational empowerment of the Mexican-origin community in the United States, recognized the historic progress achieved through the constitutional reform initiative on electoral matters that explicitly incorporates, for the first time, Immigrant seats in the Chamber of Deputies within the structural design of the Congress of the Union to represent Mexican immigrants residing abroad.
From their perspective, the inclusion of eight reserved seats to represent immigrants of that nationality established in the United States constitutes a relevant step in the institutional recognition of a community made up of millions of Mexicans who maintain economic, social, and family ties with the country.
In this sense, the proposal of these positions as reserved candidacies and for the exclusive election of Mexican immigrants residing abroad should be understood as part of a process of political recognition derived from years of social organization, institutional lobbying, and civic presence in legislative and consular spaces.
Likewise, the Binational Council of Fuerza Migrante emphasized that the reform elevates the recognition of the representation of Mexican immigrants to the constitutional level, contributing to safeguarding the right to vote and be voted for from abroad and consolidating the inclusion of Mexican citizens residing outside the national territory within the country's democratic design.
However, it warns that the approved design has outstanding issues that need to be addressed. In particular, the elimination of proportional representation in the Senate, as it limits the possibility of incorporating Mexican immigrants as representatives in that chamber.
Furthermore, The absence of this sector of the population in both houses of Congress creates an institutional imbalance that leaves the principle of political representation for Mexican citizens residing abroad incomplete.Among the adjustments proposed by Fuerza Migrante to secondary legislation, aimed at guaranteeing the full exercise of political rights for Mexican immigrants abroad, are: • Strengthening and updating the voter registry of Mexicans residing abroad. • Effective and accessible voter registration mechanisms outside the country. • Clear administrative procedures that eliminate structural barriers to registration and participation. • Expansion of voting rights for Mexican migrants abroad in federal and local elections, including governorships, state congresses, municipalities, and city councils.

