Author Archives: Allan Wall

Mexicans Visiting Mexico Say Mexican Officials Worse than U.S. Migration Agents

Posted on July 7, 2025 by Allan Wall

Mexicans who live in the U.S. have long complained about being taken advantage of by Mexican officials when they go back to visit Mexico. A recent article in Mexico’s Excelsior quotes such U.S.-resident Mexicans who were passing through Hermosillo in … Continue reading →

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In Mexico City, Gringo Immigrants are Targets of Mostly Peaceful Protest on July 4th

Posted on July 5, 2025 by Allan Wall

Now this is interesting. On July 4th, there was a protest in Mexico City against gentrification perpetrated by “digital nomads”, most of them Americans, who have moved to Mexico City. Digital nomads are people who work online, and since they … Continue reading →

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Donald Trump Pacifies the U.S.-Mexico Border

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Allan Wall

Donald Trump has been President of the U.S.A. since January 20th. That’s less than six months. Some people love Trump, some people hate Trump. But whatever one may say about Trump, the man has certainly fulfilled his pledge to get … Continue reading →

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Mexican Beer Sales in U.S. Down As a Result of Trump Policies?

Posted on July 3, 2025 by Allan Wall

U.S. sales of Mexican beers Corona, Modelo and Pacifico have recently dropped and this drop may result from Donald Trump’s policies. All 3 beer brands are made by Mexico’s Modelo group and distributed in the United States by Constellation. Modelo … Continue reading →

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Remittances from the U.S. to Mexico

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Allan Wall

Remittances are funds sent by migrants to their home country. After India, Mexico is the second-largest recipient country of remittances in the world. Most of that money is sent by Mexicans in the United States. About 40% of it is … Continue reading →

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Colombian Mercs in Mexico

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Allan Wall

A growing number of Colombian mercenaries have been working for Mexican drug cartels. Spain’s El País recently ran an English-language article on the topic. From the article: “The growing presence of former Colombian military personnel in Mexico has authorities on … Continue reading →

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Sophisticated but Incomplete Tunnel Discovered on U.S.-Mexico Border

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Allan Wall

An uncompleted drug smuggling tunnel has been discovered on the U.S.-Mexico border. From a U.S. Customs and Border Protection document dated June 18th, 2025: “U.S. Border Patrol agents have uncovered and disabled a large-scale narcotics smuggling tunnel linking Tijuana to … Continue reading →

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Mountain Lion Catches a Cat in Monterrey

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Allan Wall

Sierra Alta, a residential sector in the mountains of southern Monterrey (Nuevo Leon state), had an unexpected visitor when a skinny mountain lion pursued and caught a domestic cat, apparently killing it and taking it away. You can watch the … Continue reading →

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Mexico Has One City on List of 200 Happiest Cities in the World

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Allan Wall

The Institute for Quality of Life, based in London, England, has released its 2025 Happy Cities Index. It purports to list the 200 happiest cities in the world. Mexico had one city on that list. Can you guess which city? … Continue reading →

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SRE Evacuates 175 Mexicans from the Middle East

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Allan Wall

In the Middle East, Israel and Iran have been bombing each other and more recently the U.S. has bombed Iran. The SRE (Secretaría de Relaciones Exteriores), Mexico’s foreign ministry, has continued to evacuate Mexicans from the Middle East. (See this … Continue reading →

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