U.S. Renews Travel Alert to Mexico

Summary: Sunday the United States renewed a travel alert to Mexico that will be in affect until August 20th, 2010. The reason for this renewal is because there have been quite a few violent attacks that have taken place in many parts of Mexico. The Embassy is urging American citizens to avoid travel to certain cities for the time being. Some of the specific reasonings for the alert include, drug scandals, abduction and murder of U.S. citizens, and over 16,000 people have died in the country since their president declared war on the drug cartels. These drug cartels tend to be very violent between themselves and the police. They have caused major cahos the past few years and it has only gotten worse. Many cities in Mexico are all having the same problem so naturally nowhere has really been considered to be safe, although it is said that most of the occurances have been in northern parts of Mexico. Since the crimes are getting closer and closer to the U.S. we are advised to take caution.

Opinion: After I read this article i became a little frightened to be honest. I definitely think people should listen to this alert and take caution. It is a very serious matter and U.S. citizens have already been trapped in the maddness and have unfortunatly suffered from some of the violent attacks. America does not want to be a part of any of the cahos taking place in the South, so we should do our best to stay clear from it but also help in any way possible. I hope that the crime rates soon decrease and there will be no more need for a travel alert. Plus, with the cold weather and Mexico being a prime vacationing spot, we want to be able to travel there and feel safe as soon as possible right?!