‘I Will Never Return to Mexico’

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As for Roberto, he says he has no plans to cross the border again. Ten years before he was abducted, he says he consulted a tarot card reader in downtown Tijuana who actually said that one day he would be kidnapped. "I just laughed. I dismissed it at the time," he says. "But it's not funny anymore. It makes me sad what has happened there. It's my home country, but … I want other people to know how dangerous it has become. I will never return to Mexico."

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  • Posted By: mely0812 @ 03/19/2009 5:57:08 PM

    I'm Mexican-American, and it's sad to see this happen to Mexico; I still have lots of family there and some live in Sinaloa, which is just as bad, if not worse. Before anyone starts blaming the drug dealers, I think they should take a look at the government. Once the government is rid of all it's corrupt officials, then maybe Mexico will have a chance....

  • Posted By: ELORIA1 @ 04/18/2008 10:33:00 AM

    I AM A MEXICAN AMERICAN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING TO THERE OWN RACE THEY ARE ACTING LIKE WILD DOGS OUT TO FEED ON ANY ONE THAT HAS TRIED TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELFS. I WOULD NEVER LEAVE MY COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS THAT ARE OUT . WHAT A VACATION TO ANY ONE THAT THINKS THERE GOING TO SEE DIFFERENT CULTURES.

  • Posted By: ELORIA1 @ 04/18/2008 10:32:02 AM

    I AM A MEXICAN AMERICAN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES. IT HAS GOTTEN OUT OF HAND WHAT THESE PEOPLE ARE DOING TO THERE OWN RACE THEY ARE ACTING LIKE WILD DOGS OUT TO FEED ON ANY ONE THAT HAS TRIED TO MAKE A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELFS. I WOULD NEVER LEAVE MY COUNTRY BECAUSE OF THE DANGERS THAT ARE OUT . WHAT A VACATION TO ANY ONE THAT THINKS THERE GOING TO SEE DIFFERENT CULTURES.

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