Just read an article that made me think of the comments some of you have made to me in the past about living in Mexico. Where I live is even better than where that guy lives, although we don't have the ocean. I know that I kid that I live in Paradise, and in many ways it is, but it still beats shoveling my driveway, sometimes twice a day. Here, my biggest concern is my lawn sprinklers. Life is good in Paradise - and I still often forget to lock my front door. Here is the article FWIW:

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la...5.story?page=2

 

My biggest fear would be the Mexican government themselves. We have a corporate client that moved a part of their operations down there. Within a year they were doing better than they had expected to, despite the fact that they had to bus their executives, under armed guards, to the Mexican plant each day from California. But after the Mexican government saw that a successful business had been established, they stepped in and said, "It's ours now. Get out!".

Then again, maybe that's not so different than here in America!

chaikwa.

 

I would fear the Obama government more than the Mexican government for taking over a business. The Mexican government has strict and clear guidelines and laws concerning a foreign business in Mexico and if their laws are followed, there is no problem. In any case, the Mexican government is actively looking for foreign investors here. If your buddies company was taken over, my guess is that they did not follow the correct rules. I have worked for a foreign company here, so know how this works. I doubt if that company was "taken over" as the government does not nationalize companies. As for going and coming under armed guard, I know of no foreigner here that lives like this.
In my area there are seven industrial parks that cater to foreign and domestic companies. Here is one that I am familiar with. Take a look at their growing list of clients: http://www.parqueindustrialelmarques.com/index_ing.html

 

Heh, that could be, I don't know for sure. It really isn't a 'buddy'... it's a well known aero-space Corp. But I DID see pics of the armed guards and the bus when we were training their Michigan branches.

 

The link I included in my last post will show that a large and growing aerospace company (Bombardier) is located here. What is not shown is that they now have two locations here and are presently starting facilities construction for the next generation of Learjet which will be all composite. Real cutting edge technology. Even more than the Boeing 787 that flew for the first time yesterday. There are no armed guards at either of the facilities here, nor at the company presidents house.

 

The incidents that I know about happened on the west side of Mexico, not the central part. The exec's lived in California and went to Mexico daily, so maybe that factors into the equation as well.

I looked at the link too. Seems like a nice set up.

chaikwa.

 

I think some of it has to do with the location within Mexico. Get past the 22 miles in, and you have a different world. I can say this, armed guards were only seen on payday at the plant I used to go to in Monterrey, they paid cash. M16s were abundant on those days.

I would never consider living in what is called 'New" Mexico, only "Old".