The international community has had a bit of a mixed response to the second administration of President Donald Trump due to the changes he’s already made to both domestic and foreign policy, but Mexican Christians are very supportive of his conservative values, despite having some reservations concerning his mass deportation operations.
It’s not surprising Christians from other parts of the world back the conservative values that are beneath his policies. A lot of them, principally speaking, can be found in the pages of Sacred Scripture. Trump recently announced that he would be placing 25 percent tariffs on both Mexico and Canada. He revealed the measures are meant to chastise the two countries for not taking action to stem the flow of illegal immigrant and dangerous illegal drugs from entering our country.
The president has specifically named the popular drug fentanyl for killing thousands of Americans every year. Fentanyl mostly comes across the southern border into our country where it is then sold to Americans who end up getting addicted and overdosing. The money for these drugs finds its way back to cartels that carry out horrific acts of violence against innocent people.
“He suspended the CBP One app, which acted as an on-demand service to set appointments for entry into the country. The president linked illegal migration to rising crime rates and accused countries like Venezuela of sending criminals to the U.S.: ‘These measures are about protecting Americans and ensuring national security.” He also canceled flights to Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela,” The Christian Tribune said.
President Trump issued new executive orders restricting diversity and inclusion. He decided that the government would recognize only two genders based on “immutable biological reality” and eliminated programs promoting “gender ideology.” He said, “The government will only recognize two genders, male and female.” He called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs “unnecessary and costly.” Claudia Sheinbaum, the Jewish President of Mexico, responded to Trump’s tariffs. She emphasized her country’s sovereignty and warned of potential retaliatory measures: “We coordinate, we collaborate, but we never subordinate.” Christian Daily International’s Spanish Edition, Diario Cristiano, interviewed several Mexican evangelical leaders to get their perspective on Trump.
Leader of Iniciativa Ciudadana and the Ibero-American Congress for Life and Family, Aarón Lara, slammed the left-wing president of Mexico. He said, “Although the discourse is nationalist and promotes the State as the guiding axis of the economy, it also expands private and foreign investment, particularly U.S.” He also warned that court ties with drug cartels could lead to stronger U.S. interventions. He drew attention to the issue of remittances, or money sent back to Mexico from the US. These payments have reached historic levels and serve as a vital source of income for thousands of Mexican families. The pastor thinks that mass deportations could dramatically reduce this economic flow. He argues that this would exacerbate challenges for many communities. This concern has led Mexico to address Trump’s plans while trying to minimize the potential impacts.
Journalist and director of the Alliance of Christian Communicators of Mexico, said that our president’s immigration policy would have a significant social impact: “The evangelical church in Mexico will face massive deportations and a long process of adaptation.”
Other Mexican Christians and pastors have a very positive view of Trump. He went on to say, “For the vision of evangelicals, Trump’s inauguration reflects a conservative outlook that aligns with biblical values, support for Israel, and opposition to progressive agendas.” He concluded It will be a titanic challenge that can only be overcome with God’s help and mutual support.”
At the end of the day, Trump is going to put our nation first. That’s not a bad thing. However, many nations around the world tend to rely on us to handle their problems or bail them out with cash. Now we’re demanding they begin to take care of themselves and enforcing that with actions, which we’ve not done before in recent memory.
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It will be painful for them for quite a while, but ultimately, they will benefit from being more self-sufficient.