Comments by "L. K. 23" (@l.k.7940) on "The Safest Cities in Mexico for 2023" video.

If you plan to move to Mexico or visit there heed this warning: Avoid all states and or parts of states that experience violence & that are along cartels' routes, even potential ones! Want to be almost always safe in Mexico? Then only go to relatively peripheral states such as Yucatan, Campeche, Tabasco, etc. These states are basically worthless in regards to cartels' routes and any of their intentions = safe from cartels & drugs gangs troubles. If any parts of even affected states have strong & massive police & army presence and or are worthless as regards routes or business for cartels then you can consider to also go there but do some prior research before going. good luck & take care in your journeys. L. K.
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@gametime-bw3zk , Not really, why? bcoz all parts of Mexico that are along cartels routes & potential cartels routes could potentially be embroiled or affected by them or their violence at some point, that's not the case for peripheral & relatively peripheral areas such as states of Yucatan, Campeche, Baja Cali. Sur, they are worthless for their routes and their business, most or all the other ones could still be along or near cartels routes unless the govt maintains a very big presence in any of the other ones through massive police & military forces with armaments etc, which is probably the case for most of Mexico City and any important areas near it. On the other hand even in affected states there could be parts that are not affected bcoz some parts may not be along the cartels routes and may not have any much worth for their business or intentions.
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@luisflorenzan9571 , i hypothetically assume that cartels & drugs gangs couldn't care less about bothering states & cities/towns not along their trade routes and that may not have much worthy things for them or relatively peripheral, such as states of Campeche, Yucatan, Tabasco, etc. They would only be worth it for them if Florida or some other USA state was near them instead of southern Cuba!! 😆😆
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Michoacan it's one of the most dangerous states in Mexico, with exception to a few parts. The govt is however trying to take more control & to make it safer.
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Wrong, look again, El Salvador is now the safest country in the Americas, not Uruguay, Uruguay may be 2nd or 3rd.
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California it's a very big state, Irving & San Diego are the safest parts of the state and some of the safest in the country.
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Corruption has been decreasing in Mexico and many things are improving! Certainly at least actual efforts are being made, unlike the weak efforts against crime in most of USA & Canada.
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@maximusextreme3725 , he said 1500 soldiers, not people. maybe you've not encountered news of such but the govt there definitely has sent plenty of troops in needed situations wherever in the country.
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@jackbaldwin3649 , it's not easy and can take many yrs, especially with so many cartels there and all their big funds. But certainly the govt there is improving on many fronts, including against corruption & cartels. It would improve more and faster if it got more help from USA & Canada, the main population centers that use most of the illegal drugs from Mexico and that fuel cartels & gangs in the process!!
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He was referring to those that had crossed from Texas to the border area.
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@michellemorrin5498 , beautiful weather in California nowadays?! 😄😄 In the last few yrs it has become more similar to Oregon weather! I know as I used to live there and still have family members there. Plus they had a big homeless folks with tents problem for many yrs and has gotten less safe in most of the state, but nowadays they trying to clean up the homeless folks mess.
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@noamwolfson935 , bcoz why? why is it safe or you assume that is extremely safe? bcoz not a coveted territory by the cartels? not along cartels routes? no plenty avocados? you can't just say it's "extremely safe" and not give any reasons.
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@kokohead333 , Not every foreigner is good and brings benefits. I do think the govt should screen out certain types of people, such as drugs addicts, psychos, those with any serious past criminal records, those who have low i.q. and don't have enough funds & ways to support themselves, etc.
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@miguel-dh4jc , if corruption is really worse now in Mexico than in the past then why are most people and reports saying the corruption has gone down significantly?! A.M.L.O. is at least definitely trying to improve as many things as he can, including against corruption, and his govt has set certain parameters against corruption, but it's not easy or simple to fight corruption in Mexico as of now due to all the money flowing around from cartels & gangs and since still many or most areas of the country are poor or relatively poor economically speaking.
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Mexico is very safe?! You mean some of Mexico.
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true, but even in USA there are some safe areas, esp rural areas & small towns.
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most are idiots?! why? 😄😄
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so you omit the fact of gangs and cartels causing shootings around there or just don't know it yet. 😄😄👌👌
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@TiPitSgtBuddy , 😆😆 as if they care about that.
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There is really no safe place in Mexico?! 😆🤣🤡🤡👌
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They forgot about it probably.
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@JK-nq1dl , I have read in state dept. warnings and news that there are active gangs there, perhaps cartels to some extent sometimes too.
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It's not safe yet!
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hola Vanessa, estas hermosa. a wonderful young lady, espero encontrarte o una como tu. are there many as you there? heheh.. espero felizes dias para ti y mucha seguridad en tu ciudad y estado. cheers. 😉😘👌👌
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 @1EQUALS-INFINITY , how so? isn't it still a potential cartel route or near one? or the govt there has placed hard security measures?
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 @pkaseven , maybe Aguascalientes you will like, seems kind of nicer than Guadalajara, from what i've seen.
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@1EQUALS-INFINITY , maybe you just meant that it could be or probably is the 2nd safest city in Mx, by big city standards, bcoz certainly it isn't safer than Campeche City and all the towns of Campeche state & Yucatan state are probably much safer and perhaps even boring/sleepy to some extent. All states that are relatively peripheral and away from any potential worthy routes in regards to cartels' trades the cartels & gangs highly likely don't give a dang about those places, they are basically worthless to them.
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It's bcoz that's where the govt & politicians are, so they have a massive police & army presence there, plus may not be along cartels' routes etc, though peripheral areas of it may not be as safe.
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@gabrielpalomarescoach , the cartels have territories and routes, without routes they can't export the drugs! so they need to control territories along the important routes, if some territories don't have any possible worthy routes and don't have anything beneficial to them then those areas are not important to them and they don't get involved there! Clear Example: the parts of Michoacan state that don't have any important routes and don't have anything too beneficial for them such as avocados, gold, etc, the cartels don't get involved there, they don't even go there! there just isn't anything worthy enough for them to get involved or be there! This has been also confirmed by recent documentaries.
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@davidsebastianelli1326 , yes? i hypothesized. except Morelia the town it's a town not a wilderness area. unless you meant that Michoacan state has some peaceful & safe wilderness areas.
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@davidsebastianelli1326 , Wilderness in English doesn't mean small towns or other towns, it just means wilderness, as forests, mountains, etc! but okay, i know what you meant and we understood each other otherwise. The thing about places as Michoacan is that even though it may have some safe towns they are not guaranteed to remain safe when all around they have cartels and gangs.
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so you consider gentrification a bad thing? would rather have low quality neighborhoods?! 🤔🤔😆😆 it's up to the govt to limit or discourage migration to certain parts, and for placing any limits, etc.
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Gentrification is mostly a positive good thing and helps the economy while bringing better tax revenues, the Mexican govt should however screen out people that are drugs addicts, that have major psychological issues, and possibly those with low i.q. if they don't have enough funds or ways to support themselves, those with past serious criminal records, etc. Not every foreigner is good & beneficial, some are bad.
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@perlalopez206 , yes, but the locals & politicians should work together to place limits & restrictions where they are needed, why don't they? this is an issue/problem in many countries bcoz the politicians don't place regulations & limits where they are needed. another example is when they don't regulate/limit how many businesses of the same kind should be in a certain area, which causes some or many businesses to eventually fail or just barely get by with tiny profits.
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@UsuarioAgustin , well, friend, the problem it's not inequality but extreme inequality and inadequate support systems, otherwise it would be as in communist & hardcore socialist places, which all basically failed, and they tend to have repressive govts. Indeed i agree very much that foreigners usually go to Mexico/Latin America and many other places to usually improve their lives, at least in some ways. However the locals & the politicians should work together to place limits & regulations where they are needed, and this isn't happening enough not only in Mexico/Latin America, but also in many other places. In fact i believe there should even be limits to how big a city can grow, especially if necessary. Also, there should be limits & regulations on how many types of each type business can be in each part of city/town etc. Otherwise what happens is they allow for example 10 pizza places within a small area and of course eventually some of them will fail or maybe all of them will just get by with small or tiny profits. Then those failed businesses will file for bankruptcy and the govt will pay their loans by money from taxes, and imagine if many of them keep failing & declaring bankruptcy every year! Then the govt may need more taxes and may increase everyone's taxes!
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@UsuarioAgustin , right, but some or many of them also have some not so good things, so people must make a mixed system that encompasses the good or best things from every ideology/system, and many or most countries have a mix of capitalism & socialism, notice however that there is a big difference between Communism & Socialism, Communism it's mostly a failed & bad ideology system that wants everything & everybody to be very similar or equal in complete terms including economically and doesn't allow any kind of ownership and no enterprises, it expects everything to be in common/shared and supervised by the govt, which also leads to authoritarian/dictatorial or one party govts. Socialism allows private ownership & enterprises but has support systems for the poor, and the govt can be democratically elected, or at worst a one party govt, or a hybrid political govt. it's a system/ideology based on doing things for the good of society in general instead of for the few. however some confuse it with communism or want a hardcore socialist system that is closer to communism. The current best systems are those that have made the best mix of socialism & capitalism while having some sort of democracy. The best examples usually tend to be countries as Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, New Zealand.
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@UsuarioAgustin , USA & Mexico will need each other maybe forever. currently most of the companies that are leaving China are planning to transfer to Mexico! Mexico may have a great future ahead if it can keep corruption low and to minimize as much as possible the cartels and their influences. Latin America has a very good example in El Salvador, which is now the safest country in Latin America and is establishing itself as one of the crypto industry's centers along with placing importance on teaching/promoting english as a 2nd language in the country. saludos, amigo. espero buenas cosas por Mexico y Latin America, las oportunidades estan pronto! cheers! 🥂 🥂
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Let's try to keep Cabo an open secret as regards to living there, hopefully not too many will move there and not make it too expensive.
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Interesting info, how did Canada become as unsafe as U.S.A.?
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Exactly!! 😆😆
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why? not even Puerto Vallarta area?
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@sergioruiz7073 , makes sense since it's along the cartels' routes etc, even though Puerto Vallarta may be considered safe i heard there have been a few occasions of troubles once in a while. however most say the cartels & gangs don't bother the tourists & foreigners, or rarely so, is this true? and is there any hope Jalisco will be made safe & secure in the coming years? Guadalajara will be one of the cities that was picked to host the FIFA World Cup games in 2026, even though Guadalajara is usually safe, will a broader push be made to make Jalisco a safe state before the football ⚽ world cup games?
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@sergioruiz7073 , friend, is the state and or federal govt making hard efforts to make the major cities & towns of Jalisco safe? as i did see or hear some efforts were being made, just not sure how much. and the current govt seems to actually want to focus on security in a more holistic manner it seems, the president and his candidates keep saying they have safety & security as a main priority or one of the top 2-3.
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in general blacks are not welcomed in Mexico and most of mainland Central America, except okay in Costa Rica & Panama. so stay out of those places, unless necessary.
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100% safer for kids?! in some areas maybe.
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@michellemorrin5498 , yes, at least not usually, along with a much friendlier and more positive environment, where illegal drugs use it's not common or much less so.
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