[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Raen Dear

Thanks to Carl in Tampa. Very helpful. What are your feelings about travel to Mexico? Too dangerous? I want to see those pyramids!

Most of the problems that American tourists have in Mexico are more related to land travel than the cruises. But the fact that American tourists are so often victims makes me refuse to spend my money in Mexico.

Abductions for the purpose of obtaining and using credit cards and taking cash is commonplace along the Texas border.

Drug dealing gangs are now making forays onto our side of the boarder for the same purpose.

Mexican police and soldiers have fired upon our Border Patrol officers.

The Mexican government has been ineffective or negligent in providing protection for American tourists.

The influx of Mexicans into our country is changing the demographic of our country and is a drain on our welfare system.

I have an associate who retired from the same agency that I did who made a good living representing the families of kidnapped tourists by going into Mexico and paying the ransoms.

Mexican police regularly and routinely arrest American tourists for the purpose of extorting bribes for their release.

These are some of the reasons I decline to travel to Mexico.

However, years ago, before things were as they are now I did travel in Mexico, both crossing from Texas and on cruises.