Posted on 03/20/2005 5:56:53 AM PST by qam1
Yep. Mexico has an illegal immigrant problem. All those foreigners moving down there and pumping cash into the economy. The horror. /sarcasm
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Sounds very nice and so bucolic in Mexico. Too bad it is a lie and one's existence is coupled with the banditos in the area. The USA is and will always be the best Countyr in the world. As Ken Hamblin said, "Pick A Better Country."NSNR
I know a couple who was planning on moving to Mexico for financial reasons -- don't know if they ever did or not. I'm sure the areas mentioned in this article are safer than the border, but I can't imagine I would feel as safe there as here.
I've been to San Miguel de Allende, there is a very large expatriate population, it's a beautiful town though.
San Miguel de Allende is full of Left-wing Bush hating liberals, some have been there many years. They are happy that living is relatively cheap there as the article says and they can have servants and keep folks in their place, after all, the natives are very happy to be dirt poor, living in squalor as long as they can serve the gringo expats.
Friends of mine have decided that they are going to find a more conservative crowd to hang around with in Mexico if they return for any length of time other than that bunch. One of the women they rented from bragged about voting absentee TWICE. Of course, we recognize that the rules and laws only apply to conservatives/Republicans.
Have fun expats--C-ya!!
Actually, it is much safer than the border towns. What's really interesting is, most Mexicans who live far away from the borders don't like their countrymen who live near the borders. I've been told by many, they make their country look bad. Those that I've worked with want to see a conservative type of government, they want to work towards establishing a freer Mexico, and they want a different government. They are struggling, but hopeful that one day, their country will change for the better, and they don't want to leave. One compared those living on the border to the perception of gangs in the US. That's the best analogy I've heard. What else is interesting is they told me, many of those trying to get in to the US are from the extreme southern part of Mexico. I spent months at a time for a couple years setting up a new plant operation about 2 hours north of Mexico City. But, Mexico City is a hellhole, not like border towns.
This is good. If we combine the liberals going to Mexico and Canada with the growing liberal abortion rate we may one day see the end of Liberal Democrats in the USA.
Thanks for the info. My son/his wife live right now in a border town in TX (military) and ... well, life is certainly interesting there. :-0
I knew sooner or later, it would be Bush's fault. I can see where liberals would prefer it, though. The government runs on graft. The so-called elites are uniformly left - wing (one of the reasons Trotsky didn't die in Brooklyn), and despite having been (for a large part) financially less than successful up here, they can feel both smug about the US, and superior to the Mexicans because of the lower cost of living down there. AND - NO handguns!
I see these border threads, and I agree with most, but I've had to live and work in the interior, places most Americans have never heard of. (I've also been to border towns, which are really creepy). Some of my friends would like to see all those trying to get into the US put in jails. I've seen really bad areas, but it isn't that different from the rotton areas of Bigcity USA. You just have to know where not to go. I always felt safe, but then I was with Mexican friends. Most of these people were young, married with children, 20-30's with an education, a nice home and furnishings, and came from good families. They hate what's been happening to their country and hate the reputation they have. They are looking forward towards becoming future leaders of some type. Maybe there is hope, 10-20 years from now.
Don't suppose they'd allow me to bring my gun collection...
Anyone planning to live permanently south of the border would do well to work very closely with an honest, local (Mexican) lawyer. Not too many years ago there were articles about how gringos had invested in real estate and land they thought they owned and it turned out they they had leased. It was actually a pretty good living for the locals (owners, real estate agents and lawyers) who had their properties improved, repaired or built by gringos who paid not only for the work done but for the property itself. It took varying amounts of time but eventually these clever gringos were tossed.
If Mexico is such a conservative paradise - why are so many trying to rush our borders? And, why is their such a demand for private security personnel and installations among expats working in Mexico?
My wife and I took a motorcycle ride through there 6 years ago. It could be an ideal retirement place, maybe a little spooky. It claims to have a place that was the inspiration for “Hotel California”.
I never said it was a conservative paradise. I've seen the liberal hippies in San Miguel. I'm just saying from my experience, the people I've met and worked with don't like what's going on, they are mad that their country has this problem, they are mad that nothing is being done to fix it. Maybe I just hung out in conservative circles. You know, birds of a feather...... They thought Fox was the better of the candidates, and supported him, then later felt betrayed, again. I'm just offering my perspective from my time there. The interior, the tourist areas, and the borders are like three different countries.
Seems we went down this road in Texas circa 1830's.
I didn't think Americans were allowed to buy property in Mexico?
Thought you knew about that?
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