Is There a New Youth Policy in Mexico?

This article analyzes the youth policy promoted by Andrés Manuel López Obrador administration. We contend that, although this government claims to be implementing an alternative approach promote social inclusion for youth, its actions seem far from fulfilling commitment. “Jóvenes Construyendo el Futuro,” chief program of government, hardly improves employment prospects most deprived and brings about no improvement in terms existing stereotypes concerning population. By assuming that group marginalized faces risk being recruited into organized crime, authorities’ narrative contributes toward reinforcing conventional stigmas exacerbate marginalization.