Big League Politics by Jose Nino
Earlier this month, the United States Department of State issued an advisory that warned Americans about a heightened risk of kidnapping when traveling to Mexico. This comes at a time when cartel violence is surging in several states.
“Violent crime—such as homicide, kidnapping, carjacking, and robbery—is widespread and common in Mexico,” the State Department stated on August 17, 2022 in its advisory.
Jack Phillips of The Epoch Times observed that the federal government and State Department don’t have the ability to provide emergency services to citizens in many parts of Mexico. Per the State Department, this constrained ability to help US citizens during emergencies in Mexico is due to US government employees being restricted or barred from traveling to certain regions of the country.
“U.S. citizens are advised to adhere to restrictions on U.S. government employee travel. State-specific restrictions are included in the individual state advisories below,” the notice stated. “U.S. government employees may not travel between cities after dark, may not hail taxis on the street, and must rely on dispatched vehicles, including app-based services like Uber, and regulated taxi stands.”…
