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Two U.S. Citizens Shot While Waiting at Border

Wow! Reading some of these posts leads me to believe that Americans are very ignorant about Tijuana and life in Mexico. As an American Citizen living here in Mexico for the last 5 years I tell you that here in Tijuana it's very safe for Americans who aren't mixed up in the drug trafficking. There are probably about 80,000 American born mexicans, who were raised in Mexico, living in Tijuana, but who work in the U.S. Some of these guys are mixed up with the cartel. As you can see, these two guys had Mexican names and were most likely born or received their citizenship some other way but had been raised and lived in Tijuana. Tijuana is safe for tourism but not if your stupid and dealing drugs. There is a war right now between the government, and competing drug dealers. Apart from that, Tijuana has awesome restaurants, shopping malls, cinemas, private communities, family life, beaches, golf and some of the kindest and humblest people you'll ever meet. They are very family oriented and many have a deep faith in God. The majority refuse to enter the drug world. My advice: Don't be afraid of what you don't understand, just learn to understand it and you rid yourself of fear, ignorance.
— April 6, 2011 10:53 a.m.