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Re:Why have millions of Americans moved to these countries i... by seanmcdirmid on Monday January 02, 2023 @08:46PM (#34226485)
Mexico is hardly a uniform country, much of American media on Mexico is limited to high crime border areas, not the nicer parts of the country. If you compare the countries:

https://www.nationmaster.com/country-info/compare/Mexico/Uni...

They come out to be relatively similar overall. It would be like using St. Louis as an example of crime that someone living in SF will experience: the scales are completely off.

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Re:Why have millions of Americans moved to these countries i... by emptysongglass on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:38PM (#34226864)
From your own data I see a 98% higher murder rate. No, it is not a uniform country but it is deeply, deeply corrupt. That the state is so thoroughly compromised is well-known. The commenter I replied to used their own anecdata to extrapolate to the whole of Mexico, which is a mistake.
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Re:Why have millions of Americans moved to these countries i... by seanmcdirmid on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:53PM (#34226970)
Yes, the murder rate is higher. But it’s not a huge difference when you consider that those numbers are low to begin with.
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