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Will Mexican President-Elect Sheinbaum Get Tough on Illegal Immigration and Crime?

Her record on crime is promising, but immigration reform may require American pressure.

AP/Marco Ugarte, file
The ruling party presidential candidate, Claudia Sheinbaum, center, greets supporters at a campaign rally at Mexico City, May 16, 2024. AP/Marco Ugarte, file
GABRIEL DIAMOND
GABRIEL DIAMOND

While President-elect Sheinbaum celebrates and President Biden applauds her victory, Mexico’s ruling Morena party is the same, but its boss is new. Will Ms. Sheinbaum change course on illegal immigration and cartel narcotrafficking, or will she serve in President López-Obrador’s shadow is the question on many analysts’ minds following the weekend’s election.

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GABRIEL DIAMOND
GABRIEL DIAMOND

Mr. Diamond is a fellow at the Yorktown Institute. He has written for, among other papers, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Hill, National Review, and the Boston Globe.

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