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Third year in a row Texas has issued this warning.
Texas for third year warns against spring break Mexico - Yahoo! News (http://ca.news.yahoo.com/texas-third-warns-against-spring-break-mexico-travel-205346711.html - broken link)
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SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Texas on Tuesday warned residents for the third consecutive year not to travel to Mexico during the upcoming university spring break season, saying drug cartel violence and other criminal activity are a safety threat even in resort areas.
The advisory comes despite pleas from top Mexican officials to target the travel warnings to specific areas where the threat of violence is greatest.
"We strongly advise you to lower your profile and avoid displaying any evidence of wealth that might draw attention," the alert says.
Travel warning: Violence spreading in Mexico
By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 7:05 PM EST, Fri February 10, 2012
(CNN) -- Americans should avoid all but essential travel to all or parts of 14 Mexican states, the U.S. State Department warns as violence has spread.
Shootouts, kidnappings and carjackings have climbed, as have cartels, also known as transnational criminal organizations (TCO), the State Department said this week in a broadened travel warning.
If you are planning to visit Mexico, please be careful.
From 2010 data:
1. St. Louis 530
2. Atlanta 484
3. Birmingham Alabama (tie) 380
3. Orlando (tie) 380
5. Detroit 369
6. Memphis 361
7. Miami 346
8. Baltimore 339
9. Kansas City, Missouri 337
10. Minneapolis (tie) 331
10. Cleveland (tie) 331
It's not just limited to Americans I am sure but still. With the number of US visitors to Mexico any given year 120 is not that high of a percent of the total number of visitors.
Virtually all the "Americans" killed in Mexico were Americans in name only, by virtue of their mothers coming over the border to give birth in free US hospitals, NOT average innocent Americans. And most of these US birth certificate Mexicans had not so innocent ties or were using their US citizenship to get drugs or weapons over the border, were actually involved with cartel activities, including being hitmen or kidnappers.
El Ponchis, the 14 year old involved in tortures and beheadings of Mexicans is a full-fledged US citizen because his illegal mother gave birth to him in the United States. Other than that however he lived in Mexico as his mother abandoned him to his grandmother back home.
The cartels are in the USA, and if they were targetting innocent Americans, they could easily kill us here.
What I really don't understand is how this administration will put up a travel warning to a nation it insists on having open borders with, and allows anyone from that nation to come here illegally, and doesn't question the claims of the so-called refugees pouring over the border demanding asylum. This travel warning makes it clear that the border states are the most dangerous, yet there is very little enforcement of the border with those states and the USA. It makes no sense. Just as allowing illegals to come here, no background checks done on them of course.
I agree with everything you said. However though, what about all of the innocent people not involved in drug cartels or drugs, who have lost their lives by getting caught in the crossfire, and trust me having Good Mexican Friends who unfortuantly still live there, are many deaths we do not hear about.
These people don't give a rats ass about your life or mine, if you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, so be it.
And they love to make a statement.
Don't care how safe people think it is, won't go there any more, rather go to hawaii.
1. St. Louis 530
2. Atlanta 484
3. Birmingham Alabama (tie) 380
3. Orlando (tie) 380
5. Detroit 369
6. Memphis 361
7. Miami 346
8. Baltimore 339
9. Kansas City, Missouri 337
10. Minneapolis (tie) 331
10. Cleveland (tie) 331
It's not just limited to Americans I am sure but still. With the number of US visitors to Mexico any given year 120 is not that high of a percent of the total number of visitors.
Murders aren't the only crime statistic to consider. All forms of violent crimes should be looked at, and Mexico doesn't maintain a credible database of such things.
Regarding murders: More people were murdered in Mazatlan last year, population of about 400,000, than in Los Angeles or New York City. And more people were murdered in Acapulco than in Los Angeles New York and Chicago ... combined.
Not all of Mexico is dangerous to visit. Tens of millions of foreigners visit each year. A miniscule percentage of them have problems. But it's important to be aware of the regions where risks of trouble are higher. The US Department of State Travel Warning for Mexico is a good primer on the topic.
There are a lot of places I wouldn't go and Mexico is one of them. I didn't go 35 years ago when I had the chance to either. Just never had an interest.
Thinking quickly, and not in any particular order of preference:
1. It's close to home.
2. Travel costs are typically less than getting to and staying at other foreign destinations.
3. Climate.
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