Mexico is grappling with a serious issue of missing persons, which is reflected in the efforts of parent groups who tirelessly search for their missing children every day. Despite federal actions, such as the cleanup of registries, Senator Guadalupe Murguía emphasized the need to guarantee institutional support, particularly from the Attorney General's Office of the Republic. 'It's a terrible issue, and if there is a deep wound at the national level, it is precisely that,' she lamented. On the same topic, Senator Agustín Dorantes acknowledged that there is still a long way to go, as the main problem is the lack of peace and security for families. Therefore, he considered it necessary to work as a team without political colors to address these debts, but above all, with transparency. 'Without a doubt, we need absolute transparency, because a good diagnosis helps us to effectively and efficiently combat the great challenge we have. We cannot turn a blind eye,' he said. In this sense, he urged that instead of seeking the centralization of power, this urgent problem be addressed, just as the educational backlog and the collapse of the public health system are. Querétaro has at least 756 missing and unlocated persons, according to the National Registry of Missing and Unlocated Persons (RNPDNO), of which 80.6% are men and 19.84% are women. The municipality of Querétaro leads the list with 383, followed by San Juan del Río with 91, Corregidora with 55, El Marqués with 41, Amealco with 23, and Tequisquiapan with 21, to mention those with the highest records. Although the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System (SESNSP) reported that there are 132,534 records of missing persons in Mexico, collectives have expressed doubts about these figures. Therefore, PAN Senator Guadalupe Murguía stressed that this is a topic that should not be forgotten and for which different pronouncements have been made for proper attention from the federal government. She pointed out that it is an extremely delicate issue, as it has even been said that there has been a decrease in intentional homicides, but in contrast, there is concern about the increase in the number of missing persons, which generates doubts about the way violence is counted. 'We are told that the number of intentional homicides has decreased in national reports, but the number of missing persons has increased, as if they are just being moved from one column to another.'
