Reply #1: I moved from mexico many years ago [View All]

and my family still lives down there

1.- There is an English language paper, actually two of them.

2.- Outside of certain areas, (they are few) kidnapinig has beome a way of life, heck I worry about my parents in that sense all the time. You are an American, you become a target since all Amriecans are rich and drive expenisve cars (thank the american media for that one)

3.- The largest expat colony in Mexico is in Guadalajara.

4.- Getting an FM-22 (equivalent of the Green Card) ain't easy. and geting a visa, I believe it is the FM-2 is almost as hard, so you will need to have the job and them request you. Oh and the job market IS tight.

5.- oh and as to Guadalajara, watch Traffic... that is one of the major narco trafficking nodes in mexico.

Do your reserach and thing about it. I love the country, but there are many reasons why I would not live down there right now