V Dreamers Forum, will take place in Raleigh, an event that brings together Mexican Dreamers from all states of the American Union. In order to continue opening spaces to listen, dialogue and connect with young dreamers, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, through the Institute for Mexicans Abroad, inaugurated the IV Dreamers Forum, this time in collaboration with the Consulate of Mexico in Raleigh, North Carolina.
It is an honor and a privilege for those of us who are part of Revista Latina to be here today to receive the 2022 Ohtli Award, the highest award for those who, during their pilgrimage around the world, have not hesitated, nor do they hesitate, to mark their path. This, so that the new generations of young Mexicans in search of opportunities to make or remake their lives, can follow them.
We express our deepest gratitude to the Government of Mexico and to the Consul General of Mexico in the Carolinas, Claudia Velasco Osorio, for delivering this great recognition.
The Consulate General of Mexico in Raleigh and the artist Mauricio Zúñiga invite the general public to the exhibition “Mexican Tales and Colors in North Carolina”
During his visit to North Carolina, Alejandro Celorio, legal consultant for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, talks to us about the illegal arms trade and the responsibility of US companies that sell half a million weapons a year that are trafficked to Mexico. "To talk about the situation of armed violence in Mexico is to talk about illicit arms trafficking," commented Alejandro Celorio.
The state of emergency declared nation-wide due to COVID-19 led to the creation of public health policies that aimed to protect citizens from the health contingency. The laws included continuous Medicaid coverage under which beneficiaries were guaranteed uninterrupted coverage, with no need for an annual redetermination on the basis of changes in their household or their income.
