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  • Border Invaders, The Perfect Swarm Heads South

    10/15/2006 9:44:10 AM PDT · by Reeses · 46 replies · 1,425+ views
    TomDispatch.com ^ | 10/15/2006 | Mike Davis
    The Baby-Boomers Head South What few people -- at least, outside of Mexico -- have bothered to notice is that while all the nannies, cooks, and maids have been heading north to tend the luxury lifestyles of irate Republicans, the Gringo hordes have been rushing south to enjoy glorious budget retirements and affordable second homes under the Mexican sun. Yes, in former California Governor Pete Wilson's immortal words, "They just keep coming." Over the last decade, the U.S. State Department estimates that the number of Americans living in Mexico has soared from 200,000 to 1 million (or one-quarter of all...