Just weeks before violent riots broke out in Los Angeles in defiance of immigration enforcement, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to “mobilize” against the United States after Republicans sought to tax remittances to Mexico.
One proposal in the “big, beautiful bill” would tax remittances sent by immigrants to their home country at 3.5 percent. Remittances accounted in 2023 for roughly 7.5 percent “of global remittance flows,” according to the Center for Strategic & International Studies.
According to the New York Post, citing an estimate from the Joint Committee on Taxation, the remittance tax would bring in roughly $26 billion over the next ten years.
Sheinbaum reportedly called the proposal “unacceptable.”
“If necessary, we’ll mobilize. We don’t want taxes on remittances from our fellow countrymen. From the U.S. to Mexico,” Sheinbaum said.
Her threat came just weeks before rioters descended on Los Angeles to oppose immigration enforcement measures. Rioters have lit vehicles on fire, thrown rocks at police vehicles and fireworks at officers on horseback, looted, and disrupted traffic. In response, the Trump administration sent 2,000 National Guard troops to “address the lawlessness that has been allowed to fester.”
Sheinbaum later reacted to the riots, saying “We do not agree with violent actions as a form of protest” before reiterating a call to action, telling the “Mexican community” to “act pacifically and not allow itself to be provoked.”
Still, Sheinbaum’s threat now looks less like bluster and more like a preview. Just weeks after her vow to “mobilize,” chaos has erupted on American soil over immigration enforcement. Her latest call for Mexicans to remain active — but “pacifically” — is merely part of a continued pressure campaign.
What we’re witnessing is the geopolitical consequence of mass migration. With millions of foreign nationals — legal and illegal — now living in the United States, Mexico has effectively built a soft-power network within our own borders. The mask has now slipped, and large numbers of migrants have now made clear that they aren’t merely illegal aliens treating the United States as an economic opportunity zone — they are political instruments of a foreign state.
When a foreign president can threaten to “mobilize” and, within weeks, riots targeting U.S. laws and law enforcement erupt, that’s not just migration — it’s infiltration.
Brianna Lyman is an elections correspondent at The Federalist. Brianna graduated from Fordham University with a degree in International Political Economy. Her work has been featured on Newsmax, Fox News, Fox Business and RealClearPolitics. Follow Brianna on X: @briannalyman2
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