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MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said immigrants shouldn’t be viewed as “criminals,” but declared that Mexico has a plan for an influx of returnees should President-elect Donald Trump proceed with threatened mass deportations of immigrants, many of them Mexican nationals. “We don’t agree that migrants be treated as criminals,” Sheinbaum told reporters Thursday at her regular morning news conference, in her strongest condemnation yet of Trump’s vow to implement the largest deportation in U.S. history. Jittery Mexican officials are bracing for the second term of Trump , who has vowed to unleash both record deportations and wide-ranging tariffs that could throttle Mexico’s already-sluggish economy, which is heavily dependent on trade with the United States. Trump, who has denounced immigrants as “animals” and “vicious and bloodthirsty criminals” and spread debunked claims that some were eating pets, has repeatedly vowed he would launch record deportations on his first day in office, Jan. 20. The president-elect has said he would declare a national emergency and deploy the U.S. military for the deportations. Mexican citizens represent the largest group of immigrants in the United States illegally, accounting for about 37% of the estimated 11 million in the country without documentation, according to the Pew Research Center. Mexican immigrants in the United States are also pillars of the Mexican economy, sending more than $60 billion annually in remittances back to their homeland. Sheinbaum, who took office Oct. 1, provided no details on her country’s plan to handle mass deportations, other than strengthening the work of Mexico’s extensive consular network in the United States. Critics here have long assailed Mexican authorities for doing little to assist deportees, who often return to their home communities — many after years residing in the United States — with little guidance for the future and few prospects for employment. But the president rejected the notion that Mexico was not ready to deal with large-scale expulsions. “I have read that the president and her team are not prepared,” Sheinbaum said. “Yes, we have a plan. We are prepared.” The president and her Cabinet on Thursday were discussing issues facing the nation related to Trump administration plans, including on immigration, trade, security and other matters. Mexican officials hope to meet with Trump’s team soon in a bid to discourage mass deportations, Sheinbaum said. Authorities here are hopeful they can convince the incoming administration that Mexican immigrants — including those residing illegally in the United States — play a vital role in the U.S. economy and should not be targeted. Trump officials have said expelling illegal immigrants with criminal records and with standing deportation orders would be a priority, but they have not ruled out going after longtime undocumented residents who have neither criminal histories nor deportation orders. Mexican authorities, Sheinbaum said, planned to emphasize “the importance of the work that Mexicans do in the United States, how much they pay in taxes ... [and] how the United States needs these workers.” Trump and his allies say immigrants have deflated U.S. wages and drained government resources, but some experts have warned that mass deportations could weaken the U.S. economy. Among other sectors, economists say, Mexican workers play key roles in U.S. agriculture, meatpacking, construction, hotels and restaurants. Meanwhile, Trump’s election has added a sense of urgency for many of the tens of thousands of non-Mexican migrants transiting Mexico toward the U.S. At least 1,500 people set out on foot in the latest caravan, which departed Wednesday from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula, a hub for migrants from Central and South America, the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. Many have said in comments to journalists and on social media that they hoped to cross the more than 1,000 miles to the northern border before Trump takes office in January and executes his planned crackdown. This was at least the third caravan to set off since the week of the U.S. election. However, relatively few caravan participants may reach the northern border. Mexican authorities, under intense pressure from the Biden administration, have been intercepting record numbers of U.S.-bound migrants in recent months, detaining them on roads and pulling them off northbound vehicles and freight trains. Many are sent back to southern Mexico, only to start the journey over. Trump has threatened to impose tariffs on Mexican imports if Mexico does not do more to deter U.S.-bound migrants or if it fails to stem cross-border drug trafficking. Special correspondent Cecilia Sánchez Vidal contributed to this report.The highly anticipated update to "Dark Myth" has introduced a range of innovative moves for monsters, adding a layer of complexity and challenge to the already intense battles. From devastating area-of-effect attacks to cunning counter moves, players must now stay on their toes and adapt quickly to the ever-evolving tactics of their monstrous foes.As South Korea grapples with the fallout from these arrests, the country stands at a crossroads. The future of its political leadership and the integrity of its democratic institutions hang in the balance, as the public demands accountability and transparency from those in power. 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Real prices of rice have fallen in the decade from 2010 to 2020, benefiting consumers but generating lower real incomes for producers, according to a paper presented at an event in Dhaka yesterday. However, real prices of the staple food climbed in the years following the turn of the decade. Real prices are those which have been adjusted for inflation and other market factors, as opposed to nominal prices, the current value of a good without accounting for such factors. For example, real prices of the grain were 35 percent higher in 2021 compared to prices in January 2020. The real prices had soared to 18 percent higher in 2024 compared to January 2020, Paul Dorosh, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), said while presenting a paper on food price policy in South Asia at a conference in Dhaka. The Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) organised the four-day event at the Lakeshore Hotel in the capital's Gulshan. Other than falling prices, other factors influencing the real incomes of rice farmers include low yields and higher input costs. Echoing those sentiments, Nicholas Minot, another senior research fellow at the IFPRI, said nominal prices are rising . He said rice prices in Bangladesh tend to rise and fall over a period of one to three years, adding that elimination or reduction in the rice import tariff may reduce price instability at little cost in terms of revenue for farmers. "Reducing the rice import tariff will reduce price instability while higher tariff increases price instability," Minot said. The researchers made the comments at a time when the country is reeling from elevated inflation, especially food inflation. In November, the government cut the import duty on rice to bring down the cost and encourage trade. Dorosh also elaborated on the rice stock scenario in South Asian countries. "Although Bangladesh, India and Pakistan all hold public stocks of rice, only India consistently intervenes in its domestic rice market," he said. India maintains the largest rice stocks in South Asia while Pakistan has significant wheat stocks. The wholesale prices of rice in Dhaka were close to import parity levels in 2018 and from 2021 to mid-2023, making private imports profitable in these periods, according to Dorosh. For most of the 2018 to 2024 period, however, domestic prices of rice were higher than imported parity prices, making private imports unprofitable. Private sector rice imports, including imports from India in some years, helped stabilise domestic rice prices in Bangladesh, Dorosh added. "Since the mid-1990s, private sector imports of rice (mainly from India) have prevented large spikes in Bangladesh rice prices," he said. At a public lecture, Prof MA Sattar Mandal said that although the total agricultural production is increasing in Bangladesh, the growth rate is decelerating very fast. "And there has been low diversification. Rice is still the dominant crop. In terms of numbers, we have over hundreds of crops grown in Bangladesh. But that is a misleading proxy." In reality, Bangladesh is contending with lower crop diversification and a huge yield gap, he said.Setien, who had only taken over as Barcelona's manager in January 2020, was tasked with leading the Catalan giants to European glory. However, his tactics and team selection came under scrutiny as Bayern Munich dismantled Barcelona with clinical precision. The likes of Thomas Muller, Philippe Coutinho, and Serge Gnabry ran riot, exposing Barcelona's defensive vulnerabilities and lack of cohesion in midfield.Representative image NEW DELHI: Retail sales of vehicles across categories in India grew 11.2% at 32,08,719 units in Nov, as compared to 28,85,317 units in same month last year, riding on two-wheeler demand, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) said in Monday. Retail sales of two-wheelers were at 26,15,953 units last month compared to 22,58,970 units in Nov 2023, a growth of 15.8% buoyed by the festive spillover. On the other hand, passenger vehicle (PV) retail was down 13.7% at 3,21,943 units, as against 3,73,140 units in the year-ago month. The PV segment faced notable headwinds, FADA said. "While Nov was initially expected to build on prior momentum, particularly due to marriage season, dealer feedback suggests this segment underperformed expectations," FADA president C S Vigneshwar said. "Although rural markets offered some support, in the two-wheeler category, marriage-related sales remained subdued." On PV retail, he said, "dealers cited weak sentiment, limited product variety and insufficient new launches for weak performance." Stay updated with the latest news on Times of India . Don't miss daily games like Crossword , Sudoku , and Mini Crossword .
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