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I also wanted to ask you all if anyone has felt unsafe in Mexico as an American? When I asked my mom and my sister to come with me they both said “Hell NO, they are shooting and kidnapping Americans there right now, your crazy!!!” So if my family comes do they have to stay hiding in a hotel room? Would it be safe for them to tour around and shop or whatever?

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Well, there are Americans being shot or kidnapped in America every day, so I'm gonna say you're safe. 100 million Mexicans go about their life with work, school, and chores every day and they do just fine. Just don't get involved in any drug deals....

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I would say a lot of it depends on where you are going and how you are getting there, just like it is in the USA. There are certain places in the USA I go and certain places I don't go. I felt perfectly safe flying into San Diego, being picked up and driven to Mexicali by the doctor's driver. My brother went with me and he never felt scared either. I would go back to Mexicali in a heartbeat.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck on your journey.

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Since I posted about safety in Mexico I found some chat boards about the topic and from what I gathered Mexicali is much safer than Tj or Juarez. My good friends husband is a U.S. Marshall and he is totally against Americans going into Mexico right now. I live in a rural community 2 hours north of San Fran. Calif. so crime is almost non existent here. I want to find the best and most safest place to go for my surgery. I think I am finally settling on Dr. Abril. UNLESS anyone knows reasons why I shouldn’t.

Well, there are Americans being shot or kidnapped in America every day, so I'm gonna say you're safe. 100 million Mexicans go about their life with work, school, and chores every day and they do just fine. Just don't get involved in any drug deals....

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I agree with what others have said. Be careful about where you choose to go, just like in America.

If you aren't buying drugs in an alley - you should be okay, just like here.

I travel to Tijuana frequently and have never, ever had a problem, especially if you

are in the Zona Rio area (the business/hospital zone).

I've never heard of Dr. Abril so hopefully someone who knows more about him/her can comment.

Good luck to you!

genepha

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Well, there are Americans being shot or kidnapped in America every day, so I'm gonna say you're safe. 100 million Mexicans go about their life with work, school, and chores every day and they do just fine. Just don't get involved in any drug deals....

i totally agree with you blackberry - if it's your time to pass away to a better life, it'll happen anywhere, either in Mexico, or china or usa....so remember live your life like if it were your last day!!!

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