College students: Are security problems in Mexico making you rethink Spring Break there?
Most college students trudge to their classes in the cold winter months hoping they will be rewarded for their hard slog when Spring Break comes around in March. The break is too long for students to stay on campus and too short to fill with anything Mom or Dad might suggest (like working). A week-long getaway to blow off some steam truly fits the bill, and many use this opportunity to explore areas a bit farther away from home or campus.
The U.S. State Department estimates that more than 100,000 American teenagers and young adults travel to Mexico for Spring Break each year – mostly to resort areas in places like Acapulco, Cancun, Cozumel, Tijuana and Cabo San Lucas. Travel deals south of the border are easy to find, and the lure of warm temperatures, white sands and relaxed drinking laws is difficult to ignore.
While parents and colleges have long tried to impress upon their students the importance of safety abroad, this year the State Department is doing more than issuing a simple warning to drink responsibly, know local laws and be aware of their environment.
Late last month, the State Department warned students bound for Mexico to “be very aware and very alert” to the rising number of drug-related murders, kidnappings and other crimes in our neighbor to the south. It advised students to steer clear of areas of prostitution and drug-dealing, where Americans have been kidnapped and other innocents have been caught up in indiscriminate violence between Mexico’s warring drug cartels. While most of the serious bloodshed has occurred in towns along the U.S.-Mexican border, resort areas in Cancun and Acapulco have been the site of killings as well.
Two days ago, the Justice Department’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives urged college students to avoid parts of northern Mexico altogether – including Tijuana and the popular Rosarito Beach — over Spring Break because of drug-related violence there.
As Atlanta-area students prepare to take off for Spring Break, I wonder how they are reacting to these new warnings. If you’re still trying to plan a spring break trip or relocate to a “safer” destination, check out these budget-friendly ideas from the AJC. You can view photos of these destinations here. Then, when you’ve got some pretty pictures of your week off in paradise, don’t forget to submit them to the AJC’s Spring Break photo gallery for everyone to see!
If you’re headed out of the country, did security concerns affect your travel decisions? Has anyone changed their plans to go to Mexico this Spring Break? How many spring breakers will still make the trip south of the border? Will you alter your itinerary or travel plans while there because of safety warnings?
Did you reschedule your Mexican getaway to a new location? If you’re changing plans and steering clear of Mexico, where will you go instead?
What’s more important when you make your SB travel plans – a good deal, a good location or good security at your destination?
Editor’s note: An AJC reporter is working on an article about metro Atlantans who are going to Mexico for spring break or who are rethinking their plans. You can reach him at: bsmith@ajc.com.
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Pamela
March 4th, 2009
10:00 am
It’s not safe at all! If the Mexican Authorities are warning Americans NOT to come to Mexico for Spring Break due to their very high crime rate in murder…then what do you think? I wouldn’t go period!
Politically Correct
March 4th, 2009
10:15 am
Probably safer than spring break in certain parts of Gwinnett County.
Mike
March 4th, 2009
10:31 am
My wife and recently changed our plans to celebrate our 5 year anniversary in Cancun due to the violence in Mexico. We even had a free place to stay at a very nice condo. We are instead booking a cruise to the Caribbean. Safety is my biggest concern.
lovelyliz
March 4th, 2009
10:58 am
If you don’t plan on getting drunk and stupid, Mexico might be safe enough, but then that’s exactly why they go, RIGHT?
Erin
March 4th, 2009
11:09 am
I am probably one of many that has booked a vacation in Mexico and can not get out of the reservation due to costly cancelation fees. I am going to try and keep my activities with groups and tour guides as aposed to freely traveling the area I will visit this month.
Peggy
March 4th, 2009
11:17 am
I was going to cancel my reservations on JetBlue.
When I called them, they didn’t know what I was talking about. Said they didn’t know about a State Dept. Alert. I am not going until May so I am in a wait and see mode…..Thanks for this story though and help us find out the airlines policies….
John T
March 4th, 2009
11:48 am
No worries here…just use a little common sense. Been three years in a row to Mexico on spring break with the family with no problems or concerns. I have also been on personal business in areas of Mexico where no gringos are probably within a hundred miles, often seeing armed military checkpoints along the way. Never felt truly unsafe, even though I was aware of some kidnappings. To insure your safety it’s simple… don’t wander around late at night in unfamiliar areas, don’t wear a lot of jewelry or flash a lot of cash and always be aware of your surroundings. Not much different than here in Atlanta. The Mexican people are by and large very friendly and gracious to tourists. Much more so in my opinion than some of the Carribean destinations I’ve been to before. Also, hard to believe but right now it is cheaper for us to go there than Florida… and guaranteed warm temperatures!
jabster
March 4th, 2009
11:57 am
You know, if it wasn’t for the 21 National Minimum Drinking Age, college students wouldn’t even be going to Mexico for Spring Break. Put the drinking age back to 18, like it was for the baby boomers.
http://www.chooseresponsibility.org
Linda
March 4th, 2009
12:07 pm
People should not be scared to go to Mexico for vacation or spring break if they travel to safer places, other than Ciudad Juarez or Tijuana for example, where drug cartel problems exist. Other areas of Mexico are not experiencing these problems and just because an advisory is put out for certain areas doesn’t mean you should avoid all of Mexico. I have lived north of Puerto Vallarta for 3 years and people are vacationing here and in Puerto Vallarta and enjoying Mexico. Mexico depends on tourism for its economy and the Mexican people and businesses who depend on tourists for their living will suffer when the the media puts out blanket statements about avoiding
Mexico.
MarShele
March 4th, 2009
12:17 pm
My son and friends have reservations for a resort in Puerto Vallarta. Anyone know anything about the safety in this area? I am very nervous about him traveling in Mexico, but he says he isn’t able to get the $ back for the resort which was paid in advance. He has travel insurance so his flight would be covered but not the resort fees.
DavidS
March 4th, 2009
12:47 pm
The sad part is that the most recent problems in Mexico are a DIRECT result of the US government’s failed War On Drugs. No, Mexico is a country rife with corruption, violent police, and financial and social problems caused by government monetary policy and a complete disrespect for property rights. That being said, if drugs were relegalized in this country (as they were before 1915), the drug crime problem in Mexico and the United States would disappear virtually overnight.
Don’t believe me? Just look at crime statistics during and after the end of alcohol Prohibition. The same organized crime activities of drive by shootings, killings over territory, police corruption, etc. were rampant and a direct result of the illegality of alcohol. Those same problems are present now because of the illegality of drugs. Millions in this country routinely use frugs without harming anyone but themselves (and even personal harm could be debated). It is the dealers and distributors that are involved in most of the violent crime, as well as users stealing to afford the black market inflated prices that would surely drop to affordable levels were they legal.
You don’t ever worry about a Budweiser and a Miller beer truck driver shooting it out on the street over territory. That competition is handled by salesmen in a non-violent manner. Likewise, CVS and Rite-Aid pharmacists would not be killing people in the street were they allowed to peacefully sell a defined, well-labelled, regulated substance that many peacefully wish to use. More violent crime is associated with people under the influence of alcohol than drugs, yet with one we learned our lesson of failure and the other, the failure continues.
Utopia, no. Still a medical problem? Yes. But considering the billions spent every year just on the judicial system costs let alone the other societal costs of the violence and the destroyed families, legalization is clearly the only workable, constitutional, and wise solution to the drug problem the government should be considering.
For the unfortunate victims in Mexico and our inner cities, it would certainly be a welcome blessing for their situations. Spring break would be just the beginning of safer times in Mexico and the US.
traveller
March 4th, 2009
12:48 pm
There are drug related murders in Miami, Detroit, and Atlanta regularly. Doesn’t mean the US is an overly dangerious country and the whole place should be avoided. The people in Mexico are mostly honest hardworking people. Don’t do drugs and criminal acts in Mexico and stay in the populated resort areas and there shouldn’t be a problem. I think it is a knee jerk reaction.
micah
March 4th, 2009
12:57 pm
Im going to cancun mexico in about 2 weeks. my parents are going with me and my friends. But they are freakin out about all the drug cartel stuff.. is it safe to go? or should we try to relocate. I do not want to be some where that is very unsafe. go or not??
Shanel
March 4th, 2009
1:07 pm
I just watched a special on this the other night. Two reporters went to Tijuana to investigate. They obtained a police radio scanner so that they could hear the murder calls come across the scanner.
They started out the day as the sun was coming up. The reporters followed murder call after murder call ALL day. The sun was going down when one reporter said: We’ve seen enough! (something like 6k murders last year?)
These were assignations not shootings! Machine guns, severed heads, etc. The reporters had to be escorted by armed guards every where they went.
They interviewed the chief of police who said the day before his election, 30 men rushed his home and tore it to shreds with machine guns. He got away. He was eventually fired from his position as chief and within one month, the next chief was assassinated.
It’s a VERY serious situation and I would not advise ANYONE to choose this as a resort destination at this time. An ounce of prevention…..
DavidS
March 4th, 2009
1:23 pm
Notice that the alcohol supporters recognize the economic value of freedom too. States like Arizona and Wyoming and others used to also see positive economic benefit from the lower drinking age when other states around them were at 21. Restrictive Blue Laws and high taxation continue to benefit adjoining freedom loving states still. Big surprise. Personal responsibility is imperative, but freedom does work. Just look at the tourism business in Holland and more specifically Amsterdam. A wonderful city where both marijuana and prostitution coexist with everyone in charming neighborhoods filled with families, children and the elderly. No big deal.
Personally I never felt safe at all in Mexico as far back as the early 80’s. Shakedowns by corrupt police, unhealty water, abject poverty, poor roads. Maybe at some of the big tourist resorts like Cancun, Cabo San Lucas and other places on the Mexican Riviera, but any of the smaller border towns like Juarez, Tiajuana, or even more south like Ensenada are just powder kegs waiting to explode. The Drug War will be just one of the many sparks that lights the fuse.
Lynn
March 4th, 2009
1:25 pm
About as safe as a train wreck!!!!!!!!
John T
March 4th, 2009
1:34 pm
MarShele…PV is very safe. I’ve been there the last two years for spring break and had no issues and I’ve seen about all there is to see there. Read my post above about using common sense. Although I went with my family and did not venture into the big off-resort drinking spots like Senior Frogs, PV has a good rep…more so than its neighbor to the south, Alcapulco. Cab drivers are a little crazy though.
StevenCee
March 4th, 2009
1:38 pm
Mexico, or for that matter, most of our cities right here in America, wouldn’t be dangerous if we once and for all ended the nearly half-century failure of the “war on drugs”!
Just as in the first Prohibition, where the consequences became far worse than the “cure”, drive-by shootings, gangsters & their violence & corruption of officials running rampant, and even increasing numbers of fatalities due to people drinking unregulated booze, we see the same, and worse today!
Oddly, it took this nation only a little more than 10 years to right this huge mistake, and it took a constitutional amendment to do so, yet we see decade after decade go by, with conditions only getting worse, until now we see more murders in Mexico, in one year, than our forces have suffered in six years of fighting a real war in Iraq!
Decriminalizing, regulating, and taxing drugs would not only be a boon to our economy, & allow law enforcement & the prison system to focus on violent criminals, but it would yank the rug out from under the drug cartels, & homeland gangs, by instantly removing the huge profits from their trafficking!
When will we finally wake up?
Kim
March 4th, 2009
1:43 pm
Me and my husband just returned from a resort in Cancun, Mexico on Feb 28th and we did not experience any problems. We stayed for 7 days, we walked to Downtown Cancun and took the bus to various locations. I am not sure what people are talking about when they are saying it is not safe.
Worried Mom
March 4th, 2009
1:47 pm
Great, just great. Yet another thing for us parents to worry about! Thank goodness that won’t be an issue in my house. My 17 year old daughter will be in college next year & she knows such a thing is out of the question. I’m very strict with her. She’s not allowed out at night unless it’s with her dad & me; & on weekends she’s allowed to go to the library or shopping with the one friend my husband & I approve of. Boys/dating? OUT OF THE QUESTION! We insist she dress modestly in long loose dresses or blouse & skirt, her hair is kept plain & short & absolutely no make-up. We monitor everythig she reads, views & listens to. Of course she complains about being unpopular & being treated like a freak at school but what else can I do? Better unpopular than a victim of rape or murder.
Janie
March 4th, 2009
1:59 pm
Well, there’s some pretty violent parts right here in America, and it doesn’t stop people from visiting.
I say don’t be scared, and live you life, and go where you want. But just pay attention to your surroundings. Common sense people.
Val
March 4th, 2009
2:28 pm
Dear Worried Mom,
I understand your concern about your daughter. But, you should know that once your daughter is off to college and turns 18, you will have no control over what she does or wears unless she lives at home. You have a higher chance of causing her to rebel (even if secretly) rather than keeping her “under control”. I would suggest teaching her how to be streetsmart and make smart decisions wherever she goes and no matter what she does. You cannot be at her side forever.
As for Cancun: I am waiting for more people living in the area to respond. That would be more helpful. Lots of murders and drive-bys happen just 30 miles from me in places like Compton/Lynwood. Where I live, its not dangerous at all. I hoping this is the case with Cancun since it is about 1400 miles away from all the serious fighting. More input from Mexican locals please!
Thanks!
Donna
March 4th, 2009
2:31 pm
The BORDER towns are the problem, not the rest of the country. Do you know how big Mexico is??? This hysteria is getting out of control. I just got back from Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca (that’s in Mexico). I was there for a month. NO PROBLEMS. If people take simple precautions anywhere when they travel, they will not run into problems.
Camille
March 4th, 2009
2:31 pm
If a college-aged child wants to go to Mexico (given that the child is not still living at home), there is nothing the parent can really do, no matter how “strict” the parents would like to be. Sometimes being overly strict backfires in that once the child goes off to college and learns how much fun he/she can have, they do things that would have been “out of the question” when at home. And, there’s nothing that the parent can do about it unless they plan on moving on-campus themselves to monitor the poor child. I’ve been there, so I do know what I’m talking about.
Quinn
March 4th, 2009
2:43 pm
Everyone here is extremely overreacting. Violence along the border of Mexico is bad, but places like Acapulco and Cancun are safe enough for drunken spring break debauchery. Think of it like this: If the bloods and the crips were having an all out war in Chicago, a blood might shoot a crip in Miami Beach, but that doesn’t mean that Miami isn’t safe. There may be isolated incidents in resort towns, just as there is isolated violence in all major U.S. Cities. Bottom line: the reosrts are 1,000 miles away from the violent border cities. They are packed with people. You are fine to go.
JJ
March 4th, 2009
3:08 pm
Worried Mom, you are joking, right?
Karen
March 4th, 2009
3:15 pm
I was in Cancun last weekend with a colleague and we had no problems, except for the return flight on Sunday being cancelled because of snow in Atlanta. The beach was beautiful and we did not feel unsafe at any time. Due to the downturn in the US economy, we saw more Canadians and wealthy Mexicans at our resort. Live your life and see the world for yourself! Do not give in to the fear mongering perpetuated by the American media.
Ceci Wong
March 4th, 2009
3:53 pm
Tijuana has more than 2 milion habitants and has many issues in the Eastern zones, (I DON’T KNOW HOW TO GET THERE) but why blame Rosarito Beach? With the new road you don’t even touch base in Tijuana to get there.
Spring Break will be safe and fun as always. Is like not going to Anaheim because of East LA killings!!! Come on guys…
Donna
March 4th, 2009
5:49 pm
For the record, in 2007 there were 16,929 murders,90,427 forcible rapes, with 1,408,337 violent crimes. Where??? The United States of America. I think things should be kept in perspective.
ccunningham
March 4th, 2009
8:39 pm
The State Dept didn’t say “don’t go to Mexico”, it said to use the same common sense precautions you’d use in the US—stay outa dark alleys & away from drug & prostitution areas. They have wisely advised to avoid Tijuana, Juarez, Matamoros, & other border towns….even including Rosarita Beach, tho we have friends who just returned from there, but they were a middle-aged couple, not college kids on break.
We just returned from Puerto Escondido, Zipolite, & Huatulco, & I’d assure you it’s a lot safer there than in a lot of places in the US. Don’t be deceived by the media furor, or government propaganda! Statistics say that if you’re 3 times more likely to be a victim of violence in the US than in Mexico, as long as you use the same precautions you’d use at home.
Mexico is an incredibly beautiful country, filled with friendly, helpful, & welcoming people. And many of them depend on tourism to pay their bills & feed their families. Go to any resort area, & you’ll have a great time, while helping out the people of Mexico.
MarShele
March 4th, 2009
10:42 pm
Thanks John T. That makes me feel a little better. He has reserved a shuttle ride from the airport to the resort so may not have to deal with cab, however, maybe the shuttle is the same situation! Thanks again.
Besafe
March 4th, 2009
11:30 pm
Mexico is not a safe vacation destinatio period. 30% of all non-natural deaths of U.S. citizens outside this country occur in Mexico. To read tragic Mexico vacation DEATH stories, many written by heartbroken family members visit:WWW.MEXICOVACATIONAWARENESS.COM
Chris Broe
March 5th, 2009
1:56 am
Mexico is not safe. The girls gone wild video crews will be there.
SonKilledinMexico
March 5th, 2009
12:50 pm
My 18 year old son was killed in a border town last march and he was using common sense not doing anything illegal and only barely had one beer in his system. Sometimes just being in a dangerous environment and looking like a duck out of water he was blonde green eyed muscular young man with a big smile and when he was found he was beaten to death. Guns didnt kill him, knives didnt kill him people did and they were young gang members that took him with no motive and beat him to death with sticks. I dont recommend any parent or person going near the border unless you want to go to a third world country and identify your child or relative in a morgue because that s always a possibility which is something I would never wish even on the parents of the people who murdered my son. Not good memories and there was nothing I could do to keep my son from going to mexico. He had his own money bought his own tickets and went no matter how much I told him “I don’t think it’s safe and to please stay away from the border.” When kids are young and think they are invincible they will do what they want. I still feel like if only I could have done something and feel if I could have handcuffed him to his door knob to keep him from going.. but, it happened.. and he was in the wrong place and met the wrong people and the only thing I believe he was trying to do was help someone else out that he saw that was being beaten. In America I believe most people adhere to good samaritan morals or rules and would put their self out there to help someone else and that was how my son was. I feel people do not practice that same thing in mexico if they see something they will turn their head and let you bleed to death in the street. They do not want to be involved. To me my son will always be a hero but, I just want to let other parents know that yes it can happen and sometimes you cant do anything to stop it no matter how much you warn your kids. I m glad that the warnings are getting out there because I saw nothing of the warnings last year and it was still really bad at that time it was just not being talked about. Also alot of deaths in mexico of american citizens are being reported in reports by our state department as “accidents”not ” homicides ” so I don’t feel that would give us correct numbers or correct information do you?
Scott
March 5th, 2009
2:37 pm
Being a regular traveller to Mexico I can tell you as long as you stick to the main tourist spots you will be fine.We have travelled to area’s such as Puerto Vallarta and Cancun on some occasions multiple times in a year with no sense of trouble or none of the tension or ”corruption” people speak of.We have always had a really good time and continue to travel to the region.With that being said the border towns such as Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez and other towns well known for the drug trade should be avoided at all costs particularly now with the drug cartels battling it out.We have never been and will never go to the border towns, just far to corrupt and with the U.S. being where the drugs are going (or trying to get), the border towns are where the trouble lurks…Use your common sense when travelling anywhere in the world.Mexico has it’s problems but then again so does Canada, and right in your own backyard.You wouldnt walk into a drug dealing neighborhood in the U.S so why would you do it anywhere else?
Worriedsick
March 5th, 2009
10:33 pm
Thank-you for writing about Son killed in Mexico. I sent my son your story and hopes he listens to your warning. He is going on a Mission trip Spring Break with his chruch and the minster has him and everyone else who is going convinced that it’s safe. Does anyone know or have been to Piedras Negras? Its on the board across from Eagle Pass.
Scott
March 5th, 2009
11:08 pm
worriedsick, the border towns are to be avoided at this time.As per warnings from the goverment.
T.L. Brink
March 6th, 2009
2:02 am
I have had a house in Acapulco since 1992, and I have been to DF, TJ, and CJ many times in the last few years. I read the police blotter of El Sol and Novedades newspapers everyday. Almost all the big crimes occur outside of town or else in bad neighborhoods (e.g., Zapata, Renacimiento) that tourists have no reason to go to in the first place. Every year, three or four American tourists die in Acapulco, but I cannot think of any due to political or drug violence. The major factor in 90% of the cases is traffic accidents.
So, don’t drive here and be super careful crossing the street.
This is a great place for spring break, and you don’t need a high priced package, because there are many cheap hotels, restaurants, stores, night clubs, etc. (as well as the pricey places).
jimmy
March 6th, 2009
12:15 pm
i was in tijuana mon and tues mar. 2 & 3 for a dentist appointment..i went with a friend and we stayed in a hotel there..lots of police on the street which made me feel very safe..we had no problems…as for acapulco, i was there three times last year and i am on my way back the week of march 16th…i was in cancun in jan. 09 and had a wonderful time..no problems..i drink alcohol with friends at the clubs but i do not get stupid drunk…do not use drugs so there are no problems… anywhere you go you can be a victim of crime. the only crime i saw was people trying to sell you junk on the beach..lol.enjoy your vacations in mexico…
Laura
March 6th, 2009
3:52 pm
there is problems like in every other country. Some times I’m scared to be in the US just thinking everyone has a gun!!! We are just victims of a panic campaing. If you travel, of course you have to be careful and follow the rules. If you just want to get drunk and do whatever, then you will probalby get in trouble. We need some criteria instead of believing everything we say…The bottom line is: we are the ones buying drugs and we are the ones selling arms to Mexico mafias.
Mexico is a beautiful country with some much to offer beyond the beaches… and this drug war is in specific areas, not every where you go.
Royce Penstinger
March 7th, 2009
5:45 pm
2008 saw more people killed in Mexico than were killed in either Iraq or Afghanistan…would you go do Spring Break in Iraq? Seriously, why risk losing your head traveling to Mexico…besides, KEEP AMERICAN DOLLARS IN AMERICA.
Scared of Worried Mom
March 9th, 2009
7:15 pm
Worried Mom: What you should be woried about is the problems your daughter will have as a result of your sheltering her from a normal, human experience. Wearing makeup and making new friends does not invite rape and murder. Keeping your child locked in the basement throughout her adolesence, however, will leave her completely unable to cope with the real world. That poor girl is going to snap one day and act out in a way that WILL invite problems into her life.
Robby
March 10th, 2009
3:56 pm
i am going to Puerto Vallarta and i plan to get wasted 16 to 20 hours per day! dont buy drugs or wander around along if your a girl. (if you are a girl thinking of wandering around along look me up)
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March 10th, 2009
7:46 pm
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Rene J.
March 13th, 2009
5:29 pm
I just returned from Cancun last week and it was as fantastic as always. The fact that some crimes happened in downtown Cancun doesn’t have anything to do with the safety in the Hotel Zone. It is rare for tourists to go downtown anyway, nor would you go to an area in your own town that may possibly be dangerous. The media loves to put a one sided twist on everything because that is what draws attention, but even if you were to stay at home all day something could happen. So, please use normal common sense and enjoy all the beauty that Mexico and Cancun has to offer.
mom of 3 teenagers
March 14th, 2009
11:15 am
I think the “Worried Mom” response was made up, it sounded bogus to me. If not, then it’s very sad. Part of your job as parent is not only to keep your kids safe but also prepare them to live on their own in the world. Sheltering them from everything isn’t the answer. You give them bits of responsibility as they grow while they are still in your home so you are their safety net. Wearing makeup doesn’t make you a prostitute. Haven’t you heard of moderation? A young lady can dress modestly, wear natural looking makeup and go on a date without being “ruined”. Just set some ground rules that have to be followed.
I think that the economy is going to cause more college kids to stay home than the fear of violence. My college aged nephew has been on spring break this past week and he and his friends didn’t go on a trip to Mexico or even Florida.
I think if these kids use common sense and caution they should be ok if they stay in the resort areas and don’t go off the beaten path. However, common sense and caution doesn’t come naturally to college kids so it might be best if they stayed closer to home.
ktdid
March 18th, 2009
11:39 pm
We are getting ready to leave on a cruise for spring break. We are going to Catalina and Ensenada. We have been following the news and researching on the internet, but still don’t feel like we’re getting the answers we are looking for. At this point we have decided to stay on the boat when we get to Ensenada. We just don’t want to take the chance. There are eight of us going including my mom and dad and my two sisters and their husbands. Some of us have been to Mexico many times before and now we just don’t feel safe. Does anyone know if the boat actually docks at Ensenada or are we to take smaller boats in? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
Isaac Osorio Padilla
April 23rd, 2009
3:26 pm
Well,well,well, spring break is over and all that commotion of not going to Mexico due to drug violence was way,let me repeat WAY over exagerated. Beleive me if there would have been any US causalties to students due to drug related violence it would have made it to front page news. I have lost trust in US journalism,and the electronic media does not report facts anymore but hearsay.
There seems to be a deliberate disinformation campaign within the US against Mexico. The so called failed state is not so,when is it gonna fail? The economic disaster forecasted in Mexico did not ocurr either. That mexico has problems,YES. What is not reported is the huge effort to combat corruption and the effects of this fight against corruption is why Mexico’s considered a failed state. If nothing was done then that would be critized. I don’t understand why some groups in the US are using the media to give a blow to Mexico. everything falls under it’s own weight and that there are no casualties from drug related violence is proof of this disinformation campaign. The 3 points that I have mentioned have all been false reports in American Media.
The spring break warning was to hurt Mexico economically not to protect US citizens. It was exagerated.
The mexican state is stronger today than it ever was as it weeds out corruption. The imminent failed state was a wrong prediction just as the weapons of mass destruction in Irak. I hope the US is not paying for their intel, if they are they should get their money back.
The economic downfall did not happen becuase Mexicos finances are in better order than In the US.
Mexico has almost 80 billion US in reserve and an aproved credit line which will probably never use of 40 billion which gives confidence to investors.
It has spent 7 billion US in the drug war which has shaken the entire fiber of Mexican society because it is for real, everyone knows that if they don’t shape up they will ship out. This is Mexicos main problem along with the disinformation campaign from US media equal to second world war propaganda.
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