Will 2,000,000 more U.S. Citizens Move to Mexico in Next 4 years?
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The American Dream Mexican Nightmare Reversing
Over the last 10 years, the dynamic governing both the economies and standard of living quotient for Untied States of Mexico and the United States of America have been in massive flux.
Historically, the USA has been the land of milk, honey and opportunity while Mexico lagged behind living in what some call 3rd world squalor.
But the roles appear to be switching very fast with the USA becoming the place NOT to be. On the other hand Mexico, via all international agencies that report on standards, is on the upswing.
Considering all the investments going on in Mexico from new construction to banks offering credit to consumers, Mexico is now becoming a consumer society with standards of living on the upswing while the USA is facing a long term future of lower standards.
Recently, I spent some time hob nobbing with some very smart men discussing this issue; Jonathan, a 51 year old investment banker from Los Angeles and Ben, a retired Construction Industry leader retired living on a boat in Mexico. Both men had very strong thoughts about the USA, it’s economy and the freedom ideals.
Jonathon is quite bullish and believes that U.S. ingenuity will be coming back albeit slower than before while Ben, a retiree, does NOT think the USA will ever recover from that last 10 years of economic destruction caused by the recession.
Jonathon is thinking about investing in Mexico as a hedge against very slow growth in the USA, while Ben seems to be done with it and is going south with his boat to greener pastures.
Along the path in seeking what’s going on, I ran into a U.S. Expatriate named Rama Demetrius Dyushambee. Rama is an U.S. citizen and owner/manager of the YOUtopia INstitute, a Baja California Mexico based group dedicated to the ideals of freedom and spiritual healing. He says;
“Beautiful Mexico is where its at right now. I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else. I can live here in peace and harmony. I no longer have Dept of Whatever Whatever, IRS, bullshit constantly in my face or in my mailbox. I dont have to wait on the phone 30 minutes anymore- only to get to talk to an automated machine, making me ”Press 3 Now” twenty times; to get my financial, health, household or legal issues straightened out. I don’t live in fear of 10 trillion dollar deficits ruining my life, or that of my children. I no longer am forced to hear about wasted corporate greed, or huge pork belly handouts coming out of my once measly paycheck. I now know there is much better out there. I do love the U.S; don’t get me wrong, but there is much more to this great big planet; and the United States, or Canada, isnt the end all – be all of life. Life there plain old SUCKS in many ways. Wake up People – Mexico is NOT a 3rd world country any more!! Quality of life here is so much more simpler, rewarding and happy, hands down.”
Rama suggested that I view George Carlin’s Final Words To The World as he describes “The American Dream”. It has been said to be Carlin’s greatest 3 minutes of his career. I’ve posted it for you here. Check it out!
Also, consider the personal testimony from Lynn Rosa as she says ““…it is really really the truth, I’ve seen, I am living it, I am truly scared for the future of my home country, the USA, and my kids and grand kids.”
Moreover, check out what Mary Sykes Wylie, Ph.D., Senior Editor of the Psychotherapy Networker has to say in her article “Has the American Dream Become Our Nightmare?”
The U.S. Embassy says there are over 500,000 U.S. citizens living in Mexico. Now, I know for a fact, that many do NOT register with the U.S Consulate in Mexico so I would put that number at over 1,000,000. And given the baby boomers coming online soon and the acrimony the U.S. continues to go through, I would NOT be surprised to see over 2,000,000 U.S. Citizens moving to Mexico in the next 4 years.
They only hope to stop a mass exodus from the USA to Mexico is the U.S. Media. And boy are they trying hard.
Over the last 10 years, we’ve seen a massive reduction in objectivity by U.S. Mainstream media bordering on non-existent and these media outlets have been bashing Mexico like they bashed Saddam Hussein with fake WMD’s making an inconsequential small time tyrant into public enemy # 1.
Mexico is getting the old “Character Assassination” card played on her and most know it but cannot stop it. The U.S. mainstream media is out for blood and so it goes…
Now that’s not to say Mexico does NOT have real challenges when it comes to the U.S.A’s drug addiction and it’s subsequent suppliers who terrorize one another for control of the illegal drug market because there are challenges to meet. But it’s overblown beyond recognition for purposes only known to the insiders in the corridors of power within the USA.
So as you you consider a move to Mexico, first, maybe it’s time for us to rethink some of our deepest beliefs about the way the USA should work and how we should live our lives. Maybe you can change it from within or maybe it’s time to take a hike south and come to freedom!
Here are some other resources you may want to check out as you analyze and take a look at living in the USA versus living in Mexico
- Focus on Mexico
- Retire to Mexico
- Live in Mexico
- Singles of San Miguel de Allende
- Ancestral perspective: Indigenous Native “American” Prophecy
You can reach Rama Demetrius Dyushambee at his various web sites
- Let’s Heal It: a CD of original music and lyric by Rama – Cosmic Conscience: a Do It-Yourself Manual - Blog Talk Radio - Open Salon - The Cosmic Detective – Rama on Facebook - Rama on MySpace - YOUtopiaInstitute on MySpace - The Wise Old Coot on Twitter - “The decline and collapse of ‘Western Civilization’ is not the most important universal and cosmic active changes happening now.” The Wise Old Coot
Mexico is still very much a third world country. Yes, there is still corruption here, and violence (although I believe there’s less than in the U.S.), and all of the problems faced by most modern countries. I do agree that this is the place to be; the majority of the people are kind, gracious and very family oriented.
Prices for housing are less than in comparable areas of the U.S., food prices are close to U.S. prices because we are so close to the U.S. Gasoline is cheaper, a godsend for those of us dumb enough to still drive gas guzzling SUV’s. Entrepeneurship is amazing here and the creativity and drive to succeed is growing constantly. But poverty is rampant, there is no welfare system, health care for the very poor with serious problems can by abysmal. Many people go to bed hungry, live in conditions that would be unimaginable in the states and education is a low priority for those children must work in order for the family to survive. Yes, education is free, but text books, school supplies and uniforms are not.
I have no desire to go back to live in the states, I am happy with my life here just south of Ensenada, but I do not deceive myself that this is paradise with lots of happy dancing, smiling people. We do what we can, most Americans and Canadians and others who live here or visit on a regular basis give time and money to help improve the lives of our neighbors who do without so many things. There is a scholarship fund, a program to knit caps, Christmas baskets, continuous food distribution — I could go on, but the list changes each day as needs change. If one is looking for a safe, beautiful, friendly place to live, a place where you can make a significant difference in someone’s life (or not, as you choose), this is it.
