And bring lot's of money with you. The state of Guanajuato is predicting that up to 30 thousand Mexicans who live and work in the United States will head south this Christmas season in trucks laden with gifts for their relatives. Occasionally, the government provides police escorts and supervision for their trek to insure safe passage. That is the theory but the reality is something else. On average, the vacationers have to set aside from $100-350 dollars to bribe the police not to confiscate their gifts and other belongings. Often folks compare the situation about crime in Mexico versus that in the USA. In this article it is noted that the paisanos feel safer traveling north of the border than in their home country. They know that in the USA, they will be pulled over only if they have committed a traffic infraction whereas in Mexico the likelihood is based upon the value of goods in the vans and pickups. And that's the way it is....
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