A deputy from the state of Chihuahua sparked controversy after suggesting that Cuba should become the 33rd state of Mexico, amid his criticisms of the economic support that, he claims, the federal government sends to Havana.
According to public statements made by the legislator himself, Francisco Sánchez Villegas, local deputy and coordinator of the Orange Caucus of Movimiento Ciudadano in the Congress of Chihuahua, the government led by Morena would be allocating millions of resources to the Cuban regime.
"Cuba should be the 33rd state of Mexico," said Sánchez Villegas while questioning that Mexico, in his view, is already financing gasoline, oil, textbooks, and food for the island.
The politician stated that those funds come from the taxes of Mexican workers.
The legislator also directly pointed to President Claudia Sheinbaum, asserting that her administration “prefers to send more money to the regime in Havana than to the people of Chihuahua.”
He added that the amounts sent to Cuba would even exceed those allocated to his own state.
Sánchez Villegas, originally from Parral and a representative in the local Congress of Chihuahua, has been one of the most critical voices within Movimiento Ciudadano regarding the federal government’s foreign policy towards Cuba.
"If we are going to keep sending resources to the Caribbean island, it's time for it to become the 33rd state of our country," he stated.
The statements come in the context of a debate in Mexico regarding energy cooperation and other support sent to Cuba, as the island faces a deep economic and energy crisis that has increased pressure on the regime of Miguel Díaz-Canel.
Filed under: