In a spirited event at a packed Zonkeys Arena in Tijuana on Sunday, Senator Julieta Ramírez delivered her first legislative update, outlining a sweeping series of reforms passed during her first year in office and portraying it as a period of constant, intensive work.
The festive gathering, which began around 4:30 p.m., drew an enthusiastic crowd that greeted the senator with sustained applause and messages of support. Before her address, video messages of congratulations were shown from prominent figures including Tatiana Clouthier, Luisa Alcalde Luján, national leader of the Morena party, and Omar García Harfuch, Mexico’s Minister of Security.
Also present at the venue were Román Cota, Mayor of Tecate; Rocío Adame, Mayor of Rosarito; and Araceli Brown, Federal Congresswoman, among other political figures.
Senator Ramírez opened her remarks by announcing the approval of 19 constitutional reforms and more than 40 amendments to various laws, which she described as marking a period of profound national change. Among the most significant achievements, she noted, was the reform of the Judiciary, which will allow judges, magistrates, and ministers to be elected by popular vote — a move she said would bring justice closer to the people and strengthen transparency.
The senator highlighted several other key reforms, celebrating the state’s renewed authority to build public housing, ensuring that access to a home becomes a right for all Mexicans rather than an unattainable dream.
Invoking the phrase “To the people, what belongs to the people,” Ramírez underscored that state-owned energy companies Pemex and CFE have been firmly reestablished as public entities serving the nation. She also emphasized a new legal mandate requiring that the minimum wage always rise faster than inflation — a measure intended to protect workers’ purchasing power.
On public health, Ramírez cited the ban on vaping devices as a landmark victory, calling it a measure that, for the first time, prioritizes young people’s health over the interests of major tobacco corporations.
She also listed legislative actions to strengthen national security, including reforms to combat money laundering, extortion, and fentanyl trafficking, as well as laws to bolster the National Guard, customs agencies, and search mechanisms for missing persons. The senator took a moment to proudly note that Mexico now has a presidenta (a female president) and that the constitution now explicitly recognizes the eradication of the gender pay gap.
“It is us and only us, we are the only ones who represent the hope of Mexico and the hope of Baja California. The right, the opposition parties can continue to slander, wander, and they can go complain to other countries, but they will never be able to recover the most valuable thing our movement has: the trust of the people.”
Concluding her address to cheers and applause, Senator Ramírez praised Tijuana’s diverse community, calling the city beautiful because of its people. She paid tribute to migrant men and women, calling them heroes and heroines of both Mexico and the United States, before bringing the event to a close.
