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<blockquote data-quote="witzend" data-source="post: 582965" data-attributes="member: 99"><p>Janet, I think you may be oversimplifying. There is indeed a drug war in Mexico. There's also a drug war in the USA. There are places in Mexico you shouldn't go and expect it to be as safe as the USA. Juarez, Tijuana, Monterrey, Chihuahua, Diego, the mountains of Sinaloa, etc. There is a list that can be checked at the State Department of places where you should be on heightened alert. That being said, I wouldn't go to certain areas of Detroit or Compton or Little Cuba in Miami.</p><p></p><p>The reason our Military doesn't go to Mexico (although I'm quite certain that there are LOTS of CIA troops there) is that it would be an act of war. We can't bring our military <em>anywhere </em>without the full vote of Congress. The reason their military doesn't go to certain parts of Mexico is the same reason that our military doesn't go to Compton, Detroit, or Little Cuba - the local government needs to ask for their version of "The National Guard". Sometimes they do, and it works quite well. Mazatlan being a very good example that I am personally aware of.</p><p></p><p>There are places that it might be ok to retire in Mexico, and you'd get a lot more bang for your buck. Chapala, Jalisco near Guadalajara is a perfect example of a Mexican town full of Americans living quite well on their retirement funds. Of course the question is, 'what will it be like ten years from now?' The easy answer to that being "I'm still an American Citizen 10 years from now and I can go home".</p><p></p><p>Here is a good link about retirement benefits for Citizens living in Mexico.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/eacs_fbu.html" target="_blank">http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/eacs_fbu.html</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="witzend, post: 582965, member: 99"] Janet, I think you may be oversimplifying. There is indeed a drug war in Mexico. There's also a drug war in the USA. There are places in Mexico you shouldn't go and expect it to be as safe as the USA. Juarez, Tijuana, Monterrey, Chihuahua, Diego, the mountains of Sinaloa, etc. There is a list that can be checked at the State Department of places where you should be on heightened alert. That being said, I wouldn't go to certain areas of Detroit or Compton or Little Cuba in Miami. The reason our Military doesn't go to Mexico (although I'm quite certain that there are LOTS of CIA troops there) is that it would be an act of war. We can't bring our military [I]anywhere [/I]without the full vote of Congress. The reason their military doesn't go to certain parts of Mexico is the same reason that our military doesn't go to Compton, Detroit, or Little Cuba - the local government needs to ask for their version of "The National Guard". Sometimes they do, and it works quite well. Mazatlan being a very good example that I am personally aware of. There are places that it might be ok to retire in Mexico, and you'd get a lot more bang for your buck. Chapala, Jalisco near Guadalajara is a perfect example of a Mexican town full of Americans living quite well on their retirement funds. Of course the question is, 'what will it be like ten years from now?' The easy answer to that being "I'm still an American Citizen 10 years from now and I can go home". Here is a good link about retirement benefits for Citizens living in Mexico. [URL]http://mexico.usembassy.gov/eng/eacs_fbu.html[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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