[sockpuppet999]

Once you get away from the hustle and bustle of the border towns, Mexico is the land of sun and flavor. I've got family that live like Kings off thier civil service pension in oceanfront villas just a few short miles south of here. There were scary stories about the narco related violence all over the news a while ago and I'm sure it's still happening but in my experience if you don't go looking for trouble you don't find it. I understand why the locals want to leave for better opportunities. I also understand why the locals on this side of the border head south- for better opportunities. Yes,Mexico has some issues Just like everywhere else But the housing is cheaper and sometimes even better than what you get in southern California. Beer is cheaper (Coronas are about 10$ a case) People are friendlier and really have a honorable culture compared to where I live now. Food prices are basically comparable in the cities with all your favorite brands ( produce is better than USA imho) Most places have less regulation regarding building codes and zoning although I understand this cuts both ways but basically if you get the land( they do 99yr leases instead of ownership unless you are a citizen) If you get the land- you can build to your hearts content. There is a huge population of usa people there already and from countries far and wide and the locals for the most part embrace development . I could go on and on

[NotSammyHagar]

I love being in Mexico but when the occasional thing happens it's horrifying. In Cabo San Lucas someone in my family has a house and it feels safe and fun to go there. Then two years ago there was a kind of mini drug war and one day there were dead bodies hanging from the freeway overpass [1]. If I was driving by they might just kill me to keep it quiet. That's the terrifying thing, I never worry about that in the US. I have a friend from Mexico, he was a college prof, he refused to give a student a good grade based on a bribe but he didn't know his family was in some kind of gang and one thing lead to another and he decided to immigrate for safety. We never had problems in my family, but we stopped going that year it got dangerous there.

[1] https://www.kcra.com/article/bodies-found-hanging-from-overp...