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It's estimated that 1 million or so American citizens live in Mexico, many of them retirees who head south of the border to enjoy the warm weather, great food and lower cost of living. These retirees are generally welcomed (they bring with them economic benefits), and Mexico has a visa for such people — the "Residente Temporal" which targets people who do not work in Mexico and are economically self-sufficient.
Whether out of ignorance or a desire to get around the sometimes complicated nature of Mexican immigration law, however, some U.S. citizens in Mexico do not get documentation or end up overstaying their legally allowed period. It's unclear how many illegal immigrants from the United States reside in Mexico, though it is thought to be significant. "No one really knows how many of them there are in Mexico," Monica Mora, an expert on American migration in Mexico, told the BBC in 2012. "They are usually people who live for a while in Mexico and then return home. They do not stay indefinitely."
nice save, seems more like your first post was directed at the mexican pres, and your second post is trying to cover that up and pretend you knew it was satire from the start.... shameful you dont have the balls to admit you thought it was legit when you posted. its pretty clear from your reaction in the second post you had only realized then that it was satire.
originally posted by: neo96
originally posted by: MystikMushroom
a reply to: neo96
Funny, I'm planning a trip to Mexico. I'll make sure to take lots of photos of all the wonderful people I meet, and the awesome places I visit.
Don't drink the water
originally posted by: MisterSpock
Fake article aside.
Mexico is a # hole, nobody wants to live there and nobody in the USA cares what mexico's government thinks of anything.
Sooner or later, we will tire of your cesspool and the fun will be over.
originally posted by: Kali74
Obvious fake story is obvious however... my smug fellow Americans there is an illegal American problem in Mexico.
It's estimated that 1 million or so American citizens live in Mexico, many of them retirees who head south of the border to enjoy the warm weather, great food and lower cost of living. These retirees are generally welcomed (they bring with them economic benefits), and Mexico has a visa for such people — the "Residente Temporal" which targets people who do not work in Mexico and are economically self-sufficient.
Whether out of ignorance or a desire to get around the sometimes complicated nature of Mexican immigration law, however, some U.S. citizens in Mexico do not get documentation or end up overstaying their legally allowed period. It's unclear how many illegal immigrants from the United States reside in Mexico, though it is thought to be significant. "No one really knows how many of them there are in Mexico," Monica Mora, an expert on American migration in Mexico, told the BBC in 2012. "They are usually people who live for a while in Mexico and then return home. They do not stay indefinitely."
WaPo
originally posted by: Kali74
a reply to: UnBreakable
Oh it's okay if they overstay their visas because eventually they leave?
Indeed, 38 million to 40 million illegal aliens were estimated to reside in the United States in 2007 - see Illegal Aliens: Counting the Uncountable by James H. Walsh, The Social Contract, Summer, 2007.
Four experts who contributed to the 45-page study explained their findings that illegal aliens in the U.S. total at least 20 million, but perhaps as many as 38 million or more -- which far exceeds 8 to 12 million estimated by Homeland Security's Office of Immigration Studies new report, "Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States, January 2006" (released August 31, 2007, see www.dhs.gov... . The new study disputing the government figures was funded by Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS) (www.capsweb.org) and published by The Social Contract Press (www.thesocialcontract.com).