Education With his saying , " '' Becarios sí , sicarios , no '' " ( Scholarships , yes ; contract killings , no ) , López Obrador proposes guaranteed schooling and employment to all young people , through universal access to public colleges and intending to offer monthly scholarship money of 2,400 MXN to low-income university students . López Obrador is against the educational reform passed into law in 2013 , saying he is against the use of teacher evaluations because it is used as a basis of firing them , saying , " It is an ideological problem of the right , of conservatism , deep down they do not want public education , basically they want education to be privatized , it is the mentality that prevails in these people , I ask them to be serene and if you really want to help improve education , do not polarize or disqualify the teachers . " He also argues that , " Children go to school without eating and that is not addressed in the so-called education reform . " War on drugs As the Mexican Drug War dragged on into its 12th year , he reiterated his 2012 presidential run strategy of " '' Abrazos , no balazos '' " ( Hugs , not bullets ) , arguing that jobs and better wages , especially for younger people and the rural populace , are necessary to combat crime , not the use of more military force . He has proposed amnesty for some drug war criminals , for which he would seek the aid of international NGOs , Pope Francis , and UN Secretary-General António Guterres . Héctor Vasconcelos , a former diplomat , said a López Obrador government would gradually pull back the Army and Navy from the streets where they have been engaged . He is willing to establish a truth commission to bring closure to tens of thousands of people exposed to horrific murders and disappearances of their friends and family , such as the 2014 Ayotzinapa kidnapping . He declared that he would consider legalizing certain drugs as part of a broader strategy to fight poverty and crime
2014 Ayotzinapa kidnapping
2014 Iguala mass kidnapping
Andrés Manuel López Obrador