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Can you believe the temerity of these Americans immigrating to Mexico?
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Some Mexicans fear threat to way of life with rapid growth of American residents
12:00 AM CST on Sunday, March 1, 2009
Alfredo Corchado
Not everyone is rolling out the welcome mat to Americans. Many Mexicans complain about the rapid growth of the American population in their neighborhoods, the threat they see to Mexican culture and language, and the possible drain on Mexico's inexpensive health care.
In San Miguel de Allende, the group Basta Ya is protesting the erosion of the language and the rising cost of living generated by the infusion of dollars into the local economy.
"They think Mexico, especially San Miguel de Allende, is an extension of their country," group member Arturo Morales Tirado said of the Americans who call San Miguel home. "It's not and won't be, no way."
Others are fuming over what they consider to be the privatization of beach land. Under Mexican law, beaches are federal land and are open to the public.
A group of women in Nayarit state routinely demonstrates against posh hotels, some of which assign armed guards to keep all but guests away.
"We're not against Americans," said Marielza Izurieta Valery, president of United Women for the Banderas Bay. "We're against big corporations, many of them from the United States, taking our beaches away."
Some Americans, aware of the potential problems, are making an effort to participate more fully in their adopted country.
In San Pancho, Nicole Swedlow, a 34-year-old transplant from California and single mother of two, began a nonprofit organization aimed at building ties between Americans and Mexicans, with donations coming mostly from U.S. retirees.
"The last thing I want to see is an extension of California deep into Mexico, where Mexicans are priced out of their own communities," Ms. Swedlow said. "It's our obligation to ensure that we build bridges, learn their language and celebrate their culture. We need to learn to coexist."
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What is up with these cheeky Americans anyway? Are they going to want to rename a street in San Miguel de Allende after Davey Crockett next?
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Jan
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I think it is pretty funny. What goes around,comes around.
We are supposed to accept and welcome millions of their people,but they sure don't want to accept any of ours. Hypocrites. |
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mmv
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Your turn. |
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rlstaehle
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Hey, turn about's fair play, right? |
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I.C.E. Man
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Substitute the Mexican towns for American towns and switch the Mexican and American around adn that is how we feel! |
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StoneCold
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Isn't that what some Pro illegal advocates, and Aztlanders keep saying... That the U.S. southwest is part of Mexico... I find this rather amusing when the shoe is on the other foot.
Besides if the cost of living goes up, so do their wages which should keep them in their own country. Or are they saying they don't care for improvements! |
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Game Over03
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most Mexicans know the importance of the Americans going to Mexico , those "some Mexicans" could not even make a big march against anything Americans as those against the undocumented in the USA couldn't do the same thing . plus to anyone who may say than Mexicans don't march when they disagree with something i don't even know how could anyone say or think such thing ;) .
It is kind of funny to see how many tv programs in Mexico use phrases in English and seeing how nobody minds those who do it , it would be ignorant to do so , u can even see sings than read drive throu in many places and as i said nobody cares about it .
we the Mexicans are people who are open to learning new things and to learning new ideas and languages , we are far from being a bunch of uneducated simpletons with not desire of even learning a thing . if u asked anyone in Mexico if they would like to know how speak English everyone would say they would love to but it takes time to do so , xenophobia and loving not knowing more is for those who aren't capable of learning . |
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