FRIDAY, MAY 24
PROGRAM # 8614 12:00 PM PT
Mexico Edition.
Last Sunday, Nativo López Vigil died. He was a veteran defender of the migrant struggle in the United States. On the eve of the presidential election in Mexico, Nativo Lopez visited Mexico City. His plan, he said, was to set up an office of legal counsel to advocate for deported migrants and their children. And also to advocate for dignified treatment for Central Americans. The activist said that despite the tightening of immigration laws, the United States will always require migrant labor, since it is already facing a decrease in its population. On other issues, one of the most qualified engineers to talk about oil issues, explains the great benefits that the construction of a new oil refinery will bring to Mexico. The expert indicated that even if it is not built in three years, the important thing is the generation of the thousands of jobs that will be created, both to build it and to operate it. This will involve the entire metal, mechanic and transformation industry, boosting the economy and generating the payment of taxes in the country. Also, he said, with the rehabilitation of the five refineries, in three years Mexico will stop importing refined products. However, he warned that it is urgent to find new oil fields, as the current ones are in decline. He said that in the past governments, on the recommendation of foreign companies, Pemex spent billions of dollars on failed projects, such as the construction of a pipeline that was never used and the injection of nitrogen into the Cantarel field. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública, from Mexico City.
Guests: (recorded interviews) Nativo López Vigil, legal and political advisor, Hermandad Mexicana, La Original; Francisco Garicochea Petrirena, president Ingenieros Pemex, Constitución del 17, Mexico City.
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