
Why Are Protesters in Mexico City Angry at Remote Workers?
'Gringo, go home!' 'Speak Spanish or Die!' 'Gentrification is colonization!'
In the protest, which took place on Friday, gathering spots for remote workers were ransacked. That drew a condemnation from Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on Monday morning.
But Ms. Sheinbaum also acknowledged the demonstrators' concerns, and how tempers are flaring in Mexico City, North America's largest metropolis, around the arrival of thousands of relatively well-off foreigners, especially from the United States. Many longtime residents are fuming over rising rents and food prices in parts of the city.
'The playing field is not level,' said Daniela Grave, a resident attending the protest. 'If they make a living in dollars, and don't pay taxes here, we are just in unequal circumstances, Mexicans and foreigners, where those who have salaries in dollars have all the power to exert in this city and that is what should be regulated.'
Tensions over the influx have been building for some time. Foreign remote workers began relocating in large numbers to Mexico City during the coronavirus pandemic, settling largely in central, pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods such as Condesa and Roma.
Jarring many longtime residents, these areas have developed into bastions where more English than Spanish is spoken in some sidewalk cafes, and in which co-working spaces, Pilates studios, specialty food stores and clothing boutiques have sprouted, catering to the recent arrivals.
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