Due to increased, deadly Mexico violence, spring break students have been warned to avoid Mexico as a destination for partying. The United States Department of State has issued a travel advisory, recommending delaying any unnecessary trips to Mexico.
The State Department advisory was issued in light of the upcoming Spring Break holiday. In it travel to Mexico is discouraged due to the increased violence caused by the drug wars south of the border. Vacations there are potentially dangerous. The U.S. Embassy recommends delaying trips there after a U.S. Consulate employee and her husband were murdered in crime-ridden border town of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.
The warning states that tourists should be aware of the risks they are assuming when vacation in Mexico, even though many Americans travel there safely. Tourists are warned to avoid unsafe situations, going out at night and are asked to us common sense. Also, people should be aware of places to avoid, what to do, and who to contact should they be victimized.
People have certainly not quit going to Mexico. Tourists and people who aren’t involved in the drug wars are rarely targeted by the dangerous individuals in the area. Even at that, it would be easy to get into a dangerous situation or in the cross-fire.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and other schools are choosing to heed the State Department’s travel advisory by canceling planned Spring Break trips to Mexico.
Over the past three years the number of American deaths in Mexico has more than doubled, partially due to the drug wars. The United States has promised to help fight the Mexican drug cartels, however, the Mexican government lays some of the blame on America for being the primary market for illegal drugs coming out of Mexico. Regardless of who is blame or the reasons for the increased Mexico violence, Spring Break students are warned to avoid Mexico this year.
You can read the U.S. Department of State warning here. You can watch the video below about the Mexican travel advisory.
March 29th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
As far as Mexico is concerned. Anyone from this country venturing to Mexico can expect to get ripped off, beat up or killed. On the other hand, if any of those things happen in Florida or any other state in this country, whoever commits the crime should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. Our citizens should not fear anything in this country. If people would fight back in groups all of these gangs would disappear or die. Makes a heck of a lot of sense to me. If I was in charge of the border patrol I would patrol it with drones. All people coming over the border would be shot on sight, no questions asked. Done deal. It’s only right. Law is law. If you don’t enforce them, why have em? I’m 64 years old and I am totally fed up with the BS. That’s exactly what it is. The clowns that tried to kill those cops and attack the United States of America should be executed. No big deal. Do it. They deserve it. Too much apathy and sympathy in this country. We are too soft. Concerned AMERICAN.
March 30th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
If the US simply decriminalized marijuana they would pull the plug on a lot of the profits going to Mexican gangs and then they would naturally wither and shrink as they would lose so much money memebers would be forced to do other things to “make a living”..
July 17th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Going to
Mexico used to be an adventure I would partake of at least a dozen times a year but it increasingly became an adventure in confrontation. The locals were less enamored of the tourism and more interested in what you weren’t giving up (i.e. the dollars in your wallet). Now San Diego is a more worthwhile destination in order to avoid the possible confrontation that might involve me having to spend time in a mexican jail.