Mexico City Pledges to Fight Gentrification in Protest Aftermath

Demonstrators vandalize a retail store during a protest against gentrification in Mexico City on July 4. — Demonstrators vandalize a retail store during a protest against gentrification in Mexico City on July 4.Photographer: Silvana Flores/AFP/Getty Images

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By Alex Vasquez

July 16, 2025 at 8:20 PM UTC

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Mexico City’s government presented a plan to fight gentrification following a recent protest from citizens that accused foreigners moving into the capital of making it more expensive and displacing longtime residents and merchants.