Americans pull to Mexico to release Trump
The couple made the decision on the same day that Trump won the presidential election last year.
– Not a chance that we are involved in this again, says his wife Rachel Scott Everett.
They have rented an apartment in the Condesa district of Mexico City, where many of the inhabitants are American Trump refugees. At the cafes’ outdoor seating in Condesa, it is almost as common to hear English as Spanish.
– Condesa has become a free zone for us, says Rachel Scott Everett.
Last time Trump was President of the United States, between 2017 and 2021, acted differently. They did not want to give up but tried to influence. They traveled to « Women’s March on Washington » which attracted over half a million people to a major protest the day after Trump’s installation. The couple organized themselves in their electoral district and tried to convince Trump supporters in their surroundings to change their minds.
– We fought and protested, but now it feels like people gave up. The resistance is gone, says Rachel Scott Everett.
The couple has a little bad conscience for leaving the United States, but believes that they were still right. In Mexico, they are easier to find energy to be able to go out on social media and respond to Trump’s supporters.
– If we had been home in Richmond, we would have just been angry with all Trump supporters. And when you are angry, it’s hard to convince. In Mexico, we get the energy we need to be able to argue better, says Brian Gibson, who runs a marketing company in the state of Virginia with his wife.
That the time difference between Mexico City And Richmond is only an hour allows them to work as usual. To be better integrated into Mexico, the couple goes an online course in Spanish and Rachel Scott Everett has started a dance course in Salsa. When it was Super Bowl earlier this year, the couple went to a local bar in Condesa and met other Americans who made the same decision as them.
– We haven’t encountered a single Trump supporter in Mexico City. They do not go here. They go on a resort holiday to Puerto Valleta, says Brian Gibson and laughs.
Mexico City is not the only Mexican city that has received Americans. One of the cities with most Americans per capita in Mexico is the historical cultural city of San Miguel de Allende, 30 miles north of the capital. It was founded in 1541 by Spanish colonizers and because of its location in the mountains the nights are cool, but the days hot. The air is also better than in Mexico City with its 20 million inhabitants.
– After the election, the interest shot to move here, says Sonia Diaz, who lives in San Miguel de Allende.
In Mexico we get the energy we need to be able to argue better
She is a Mexican consultant that helps Americans move to Mexico and have written the manual « The Move to Mexico Bible » which came out in a new edition after Trump was installed in January. In it, the reader receives tips on everything from acquiring a visa and how to register his American vehicle to buying houses and hiring moving companies. One section is about aging and walking away in Mexico.
– Sales of my book quadrupled in a month, she says.
The number of page views on her website and the number of emails with requests to move to Mexico has increased dramatically in recent months.
« Some people express concern for their security and their future, » she says.
An American family with whom DN has been in contact has a daughter who is a trans person. The family does not want to state their name, but says that they are considering moving to Mexico for their daughter to avoid the hatred that Trump supporters created around transgender people.
– We do not feel safe at home, says the mother of the family.
According to Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum If there are 39 million Mexicans in the United States. Many of them have dual citizenship. In Mexico, an estimated one million Americans live, but the president believes that every year almost 23 million Americans come to visit.
– We are determined by the fate to have a good relationship, said sheinbaum after she negotiated with Trump about shooting at the trade tariffs.
Many Americans who have moved to the neighboring country emphasize how quickly Mexico has changed in recent years. The country has elected a female president for the first time. Mexico has also strengthened the right to abortion for women. The United States is moving in the opposite direction. Mexico has also legalized marijuana for everyone over 18 years. In the United States it is prohibited in 19 states.
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