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Mexico Undergoing Americanization As Retirees, Others Become.... Alfredo Corchado and Laurence Iliff.

by Corchado, Alfredo; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2006Article 9Environment. Publisher: Dallas Morning News, 2005ISSN: 1522-3205;.Subject(s): Americans -- Foreign countries | Emigration and immigration -- Mexico | Expatriation | Illegal aliens | Older people -- Attitudes | Retirees | RetirementDDC classification: 050 Summary: "The day after the U.S. presidential election [Nov. 3, 2004], Jim and Joan Marker left for a scheduled vacation in San Miguel de Allende, central Mexico. Now they've decided they'd like to live there permanently. The Alabama couple are among the many United States citizens who have been going south, for adventure or a new life. The decades-long trend has gathered steam in recent years, statistics show, and Mexico is undergoing a sustained Americanization, with Americans buying more property, seeking permanent residency and congregating in enclaves that seem like home abroad." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article discusses the increasing number of Americans relocating to Mexico because of "such factors as a lower cost of living, more affordable housing, warm weather, a more relaxed pace of life and a different political atmosphere."
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Originally Published: Mexico Undergoing Americanization As Retirees, Others Become..., March 20, 2005; pp. n.p..

"The day after the U.S. presidential election [Nov. 3, 2004], Jim and Joan Marker left for a scheduled vacation in San Miguel de Allende, central Mexico. Now they've decided they'd like to live there permanently. The Alabama couple are among the many United States citizens who have been going south, for adventure or a new life. The decades-long trend has gathered steam in recent years, statistics show, and Mexico is undergoing a sustained Americanization, with Americans buying more property, seeking permanent residency and congregating in enclaves that seem like home abroad." (DALLAS MORNING NEWS) This article discusses the increasing number of Americans relocating to Mexico because of "such factors as a lower cost of living, more affordable housing, warm weather, a more relaxed pace of life and a different political atmosphere."

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