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Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: 46 days before the end of his term in office, AMLO emphasized that his administration is finishing positively. There are no economic problems, poverty has been reduced, the popular economy has been strengthened, the peso has not been devalued, the minimum wage has been increased, record investment figures are being posted, priority projects are functioning, and the unemployment rate has dropped, among other indicators; López Obrador denied that there is pressure from the US Government for Mexico to take a position on the results of the Venezuelan presidential election and reiterated that his only desire is for the issue to be resolved peacefully, without violence; on August 19, during his morning press conference, President López Obrador will lead a tribute to Mexican nationals living in the United States. They are the representation of our country, of Mexico's greatness", the President said. The work of Mexican migrants generates US$324.8 billion, of which US$63.3 billion are sent back home in remittances, and US$265 billion are reinvested in the US economy.

Highlights of this morning’s presidential press conference include: AMLO will send a letter to his US counterpart, Joe Biden, to express his disagreement with Washington’s financing of Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity, an association headed by opposition figure Claudio X. González, which is used to attack the federal government; the head of the Financial Intelligence Unit, Pablo Gómez, presented a report on the income of Mexicans Against Corruption and Impunity. Between 2016 and 2023 this civic association has received income of almost US$26.62 million, of which US$5.82 million came from US sources; the Mexican Government is considering reforms to the country’s fiscal laws to prevent tax deductible donations to organizations that carry out campaigns against the interests of the majority of the population. When there are deductions, these resources do not reach the Treasury, which in turn prevents them from being invested in the country’s development; in response to the warning from Federal Judiciary employees that they will go on strike to oppose the judicial reform, the President López Obrador said that they are within their rights to do so, however, he asked them to attend to the cases of tax debtors that have been put on the back burner and represent more than 35 billion pesos (US$1.85 billion), resources that can be used for the benefit of the people.

TODAY WE PRESENT TO YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MORNING PRESIDENTIAL PRESS CONFERENCE BY PRESIDENT ANDRÉS MANUEL LÓPEZ OBRADOR ON THIS AUGUST 13, 2024