Also, when she is kidnapped, guess whose husband will be pounding on the U.S. Embassy's door?
You might want to read up on CA, specifically Panama and Honduras. Panama is becoming more and more cosmopolitan every year and their northern coast both on the Atlantic and Pacific sides is wide open for purchasing property and very, very American and European friendly!
My cousin just bought 50 acres on an island in the archipelagos on the Eastern side of northern Panama and I am looking at property in Honduras. While there is problems in Honduras, it is mainly internal but nothing in the realm of political uprisings. At least in Honduras you can get a permit to carry a firearm and if you are a foreigner, its unlikely it will be held against you if you dont have the permit. Washington DC on the other hand is more dangerous than Honduras......
Don't believe everything you read in the U.S. papers..........