Americans are flocking to Mexico

Mexican flag image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

U.S. flag image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Here is a fascinating story that is not on the general radar screen.  Rebecca Morin of USA Today writes that

“While immigration rhetoric in the U.S. has focused on sending migrants back to Mexico, another burgeoning phenomenon remains largely ignored: Americans migrating to Mexico. 

In the last decade, Mexico has become the top nation for U.S. Americans to move to — a trend that ramped up during the pandemic. There are now a record number of U.S. Americans becoming temporary residents in Mexico as of 2022.” (bold added).

I found the discussion in Mexico of increased American migration there to be fascinating.  Remote work is allowing more Americans to physically move there.  Supporters of the new migration speak of “diversidad,” or diversity.  Some Mexicans fear the gentrification of certain neighborhoods and escalating housing costs.  Others also complain that the “foreigners” do not speak Spanish or try to learn the language.

A few months back, CNN reported on Americans relocating to Mexico City.

KJ