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My husband does a lot of business in the Maquilladoras (along the Tex-Mex border) and has salesmen that travel into the area all the time. It has gotten more and more dangerous, where in years past, they would stay on the Mexican side of the border for convenience, now, NO WAY! They also only go during the day, and if they have to stay for a night time dinner, they hire a Mexican driver who knows how to navigate the streets safely (or as safely as possible). Also, they never take their own cars, it is better to fly into McAllen, Laredo, El Paso, etc. and rent a car - because if its going to get jacked, much better to not be your own.
It is no joke that it has gotten incredibly dangerous.
I can remember how many years ago, my mom and her friends would take day trips into the northern Mexican towns, with us kids tagging along, to buy pottery and neat furniture and fixings. It was a completely different time - I feel really sorry for those poor people, the crime has gotten totally out of control.
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