"In Mexico, we expect the government to take care of everything," he told me. "But it's the people who have to take charge of the situation." Saldivar has learned that lesson living in California. Citizens here denounce criminal activity to the authorities -- whether it's a drug dealer or a corrupt official -- even if it means doing so anonymously, he said.
The drug wars in Mexico saddens me because it means it has cut off access by Americans. I will not bring my kids south of the border, which is a shame because we have easy access to Baja California and I have good memories there of lolling on the beach.
But never mind my vacation plans . . . I hate to see the people there having to live under not military law, but the lawlessness of the drug cartels. The quote above is right - Fr. Hidalgo needs to come back.
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I live in south of rosarito in a beautiful resort at K38.5 with my wife and 7 year old daughter. Our life is tranquil, rural, rich and freindly. We don't restrict our movements in any way. Go out in town frequently, drive up and down the coast every day and cross the border at least once a week. my daughter goes to school in Real Del Mar at a beautiful biulingual academy. She plays tennnis and golf and gets an increadible education. We never have any probelms or even see any.
there are shot-outs and murders all over SoCal every day. there are bank robberies, muggings, carjackings in San Diego, Riverside, santa ana, LA (etc...) on a daily basis. But where you live is safer than the rural hamelt we live in???
The double standard is bizar to us and all I can say is Come on Down and see for yourself. you will have a great time and be pleasantly suprised!
I just returned from Mexico and I must say it was beautiful, if a tad cool.
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