I hope someone found him and has given him a better home.

that they make sure that Virgil is never returned to Crouch, citing negligence.

I'd rather take my chances with Mitt Romney than go back to Scum & Son.

and she said she didn't have one. How did she get into Mexico - don't you need a passport these days for international travel.

You need one to get back into the US. Obviously, she wasn't planning a return.

I hope the dog has found some reasonable people there, he's very pretty. I imagine they'd just booted him out to take his own walk when the cops showed up.

but yeah, unless you get hassled at a checkpoint there is a good chance you can go wherever you want.

Temporary residence means going to city hall and renewing your tourist visa every 6 months until you can wheedle a couple of citizens into recommending you for permanent status. There are expats who have been there 20 years, visiting city hall every 6 months, owning property and businesses there. They just haven't bothered to submit the paperwork for permanent status. As long as they pay their taxes and obey the laws, nobody seems to care, especially if they employ a few locals.