"Scott Dorsey" <kludge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message news:foa0c5
> And, in fact, the Mexican government DOES like it for folks from the US
to
> move to Mexico, especially if they bring money with them.
>
> While the US economy is in pretty sad shape, it's a lot worse in Mexico
> right now. A lot of the immigration problems we are seeing in the US
are
> the result of people in Mexico having no other alternative to make a
> living.
>
> Fixing the Mexican economy is going to have to happen before we can deal
> with the immigration issues in the US, I am sorry to re****t. Free trade
> is one of the things that in the long run ought to help it.
> --scott
Yes, I know, Scott..it is fairly easy for an American to retire in Mexico.
My wife and I are considering a summer place in the mountains where we
can avoid a few months per year of Texas heat.
It can be a bit complicated to do anything in Mexico if a government
company
is involved, even if you are not being paid. I went in on a business visa
once to
look at some offshore activities for Pemex, without charge, but was
refused
at
the last moment. They decided they wanted me to have an FM3 - which is
no
problem if given the time to implement it.
The Mexican economy hasnt, IMO, changed materially in years. Large
companies,
often family owned, may make a lot of money. The undereducated working
class
does not. Bribery, a modus operandi since the Aztecs were supreme, will
probably
never diminish very much..(Popular here in the USA too, I guess ;>)
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