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Mexico Travel Advisory
November 15, 2018
Exercise increased caution in Mexico due to crime. Some areas have increased risk.
Violent crime, such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery, is widespread.
The U.S. government has limited ability to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens in many areas of Mexico as travel by U.S. government employees to these areas is prohibited or significantly restricted.
U.S. government employees may not travel between cities after dark, may not hail taxis on the street, and must rely on dispatched vehicles, including from app-based services like Uber, or those from regulated taxi stands. U.S. government employees may not drive from the U.S.-Mexico border to or from the interior parts of Mexico with the exception of daytime travel within Baja California, and between Nogales and Hermosillo on Mexican Federal Highway 15D.
READ THE FULL TRAVEL ADVISORY HERE:
UNDERSTAND THE CONTEXT
Mexico is a neighbor and trading partner. The country generates significant revenue through tourism. As such, the Mexican government heavily lobbies the US State Department to buffer the language used in official travel guidance. The US State Department works closely with their Mexican counterparts to try to communicate to American citizens the array of dangers associated with travel to the country without completely destroying a vital revenue-generating industry which employs tens of thousands directly, and hundreds of thousands indirectly.
In this manner, official USGOV travel guidance can be used as a tool of diplomacy and negotiation on a host of issues.
With this in mind, AlertsUSA subscribers are urged to seek additional information sources to supplement that provided by the USGOV.
A great place to start is to read the travel guidance other nations provide to their own citizens about particular destinations as threats, assessments, and the current state of diplomatic relations vary.
For instance:
Global Affairs Canada Travel Guidance for Mexico
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Guidance for Mexico
Australia Dept. of Foreign Affairs Travel Guidance for Mexico
AlertsUSA also strongly recommends doing an internet search for news stories on safety and security in Mexico over the past six months.
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