Mexico City has been the site of several “anti-gentrification” marches, protesting the presence of Americans and (to a lesser extent) Europeans relocating there after the pandemic. And yet there is nary a peep about this on the legacy media.
Telemundo was on site for the most recent of these protests: the third this month alone.
ANA MÉNDEZ: The third day of protests by the Front Against Gentrification began with pushing and shoving. Now dissatisfied, they took to the streets of downtown Mexico City to head toward the U.S. Embassy.
PROTESTER: We weren't even ready to march when there were already thugs here.
MÉNDEZ: However, the group was surrounded by the capital's police, which caused a change of route to the Zócalo and chaos among the protesters.
PROTESTERS: Students Against War!
MÉNDEZ: Protesters who say they are demanding decent housing, affordable rents, and protection of local culture.
PROTESTER: They're stripping us of our activities, our culture, our daily lives in order to make (Mexico City) a tourist destination.
MÉNDEZ: In response to the protests, the U.S. government asked embassy staff and citizens to avoid the area and requested that they refrain from participating in political protests.
The protests were such a concern that the U.S. Embassy had to issue a warning. Telemundo’s report was far more extensive than anything we’ve seen on the matter on ABC, CBS, or NBC and yet there is still a significant omission.
Telemundo’s report focuses on the “anti-gentrification” aspects of the protests, and even on some of the property damage caused by deranged mobs. But it does so while concealing the true motive behind the protests. Per The Los Angeles Times with regard to an earlier protest:
It was held on July 4 — U.S. Independence Day — and was advertised as a protest against “American imperialism.”
The march, which passed the U.S. Embassy, was mostly peaceful. But later, some marchers turned to vandalism, smashing windows of more than a dozen storefronts, including a bank, a popular taco chain and a Starbucks.
Videos showed protesters harassing tourists seated at an upscale taquería until they got up and left. Some patrons sitting at street-side cafes targeted by the demonstrators protested that they were Mexicans, not foreigners, in some cases flashing their identification cards.
In parts of the city, walls remain scrawled with graffiti: “My culture is not your trend” and “Kill a gringo.”
These protests aren’t just about “gentrification”, but are specifically about the gentrification brought on by mostly laptop-class Americans whose jobs allow them to save big on housing by relocating to Mexico City. Consider the non-coverage of these protests versus immigration coverage in general, and you see where the problem is.
As the legacy media try to gaslight the American public into accepting endless narratives on “Maryland Dad” and others in furtherance of a permanently open border, they hide an ongoing story about these Mexico City protests.
If it weren’t for double standards, there would be none at all.
Click “expand” to view the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on Noticias Telemundo on Saturday, July 26th, 2025:
JOHANA SUAREZ: Today we begin in Mexico, where a protest is once again taking place against the occupation of neighborhoods by wealthier people. During the so-called third anti-gentrification protest in Mexico City, there were clashes between protesters and police, as the officers tried to block the demonstrators' passage. Ana Méndez is in the middle of the protest. Ana, what’s the situation over there? Good afternoon. Go ahead.
ANA MENDEZ: Johanna. Good afternoon. This is a demonstration that was already coming to an end. However, this is the current situation. The protesters are trying to enter the capital's subway, as I was saying, ready to leave. However, the capital police operation has them held here right now. On our right, we can see a strong operation formed by this security force to prevent the riots and destruction we've seen in these marches against gentrification. But if you don't mind, let's see how this entire protest has been developing.
The third day of protests by the Front Against Gentrification began with pushing and shoving. Now dissatisfied, they took to the streets of downtown Mexico City to head toward the U.S. Embassy.
PROTESTER: We weren't even ready to march when there were already thugs here.
MÉNDEZ: However, the group was surrounded by the capital's police, which caused a change of route to the Zócalo and chaos among the protesters.
PROTESTERS: Students Against War!
MÉNDEZ: Protesters who say they are demanding decent housing, affordable rents, and protection of local culture.
PROTESTER: They're stripping us of our activities, our culture, our daily lives in order to make (Mexico City) a tourist destination.
MÉNDEZ: In response to the protests, the U.S. government asked embassy staff and citizens to avoid the area and requested that they refrain from participating in political protests.
NERAIDA: I didn't know there were going to be demonstrations. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come.
MÉNDEZ: For Neraida, a Mexican-American citizen, these kinds of movements are justified. However, she rejects vandalism and violence.
NERAIDA: What I don't like is that they protest, but they cause a lot of damage. I don't agree with that.
MÉNDEZ: A problem that, foreigners say, occurs all over the world.
TURISTA: Every city you go to, every country you go to- we're all struggling with affordable housing.
MÉNDEZ: On this occasion, the capital's police put up fences like these, more than nine feet high, to prevent damage primarily to monuments and businesses.
WORKER: Well no, it's not enough. They broke it last time.
MENDEZ: With tarps and protective coverings, workers did everything possible to secure their businesses.
ARELI TORRES: Sometimes they go too far, right? It's like they're throwing gas and rocks, but honestly, as workers, no.
MENDEZ: A movement that dissatisfied people say will continue with new protests and mobilizations until their demands are met.
Johanna, and things are still pretty heated here. The original plan for the march was to reach the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy, which is just a few blocks from where we're located. However, this encapsulation by the city police riot squad prevented these protesters—who, it must be said, number no more than 100—from reaching the U.S. Embassy. This squad, well, is in riot gear, and they're also armed with fire extinguishers to prevent the vandalism we've seen at these protests against gentrification, Johanna.
SUÁREZ: Yes, vandalism that we saw at the Fourth of July protest at Parque México in Colonia Condesa. Thanks, Ana, for your report. We'll keep an eye on it.
