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Hundreds of demonstrators gathered on Friday (July 4) in Mexico City to protest against gentrification. Protesters highlighted the struggles faced by locals due to soaring rents and neighborhood transformations. - REUTERS
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00:00The reason we've gathered here is precisely to hear the thoughts of many victims, mainly
00:17young people today for whom it's almost impossible to live, to find housing.
00:22It's not just that, we're living the consequences of gentrification, which is the government
00:27directing its public policies towards people with higher purchasing power, often illegally
00:32displacing local population who have lived in these neighbourhoods for 40, 50 and we
00:38have documented cases of up to 60 years.
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