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An influx of Californians and other Americans has made its way
to Mexico City , angering some locals who say they are gentrifying
the area, according to a report.
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The surge in Americans is causing some areas of Mexico City to shift from Spanish to English.
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Bustos later posted a video on TikTok saying that the influx of Americans “stinks of modern colonialism”
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and nearly 2,000 people responded in agreement.

“Mexico is classist and racist,” Bustos added. “People with white skin are given preference. Now, if a local
wants to go to a restaurant or a club, they don’t just have to compete with rich, white Mexicans but with Video
foreigners too.”

The article also pointed to a social media post online where a young American said, “Do yourself a favor
and remote work in Mexico City – is truly magical.”

The tweet received many negative responses.

“Please don’t,” one of the replies said. “This city is becoming more and more expensive every day in part
because of people like you, and you don’t even realize or care about it.”
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Mexico City residents complain the influx of Americans is causing local taquerias to become coffee shops and Pilates
studios.
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While the Los Angeles Times report insisted that the “vast majority” of Mexico City locals are
“unwaveringly kind” to visitors, there remains a “friction beneath the surface” of what gentrification means
to the area.

“There’s a distinction between people who want to learn about the place they are in and those who just
like it because it’s cheap,” said 31-year-old Hugo Van der Merwe, a man who grew up in Florida and
Namibia who has been working remotely in Mexico City. “I’ve met a number of people who don’t really
care that they’re in Mexico, they just care that it’s cheap.”

The State Department reports that there are 1.6 million Americans living in Mexico, many of them coming
during the coronavirus pandemic when Mexico eased restrictions sooner than many places in the United
States, but it remains unknown how many of those Americans are in Mexico City.

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“We’re just seeing Americans flooding in,” said Alexandra Demou, who
runs the relocation company Welcome Home Mexico. “It’s people who
maybe have their own business, or maybe they’re thinking of starting
some consulting or freelance work. They don’t even know how long
they’re going to stay. They’re completely picking up their entire lives
and just moving down here.”
Demou added that she receives 50 calls a week from people thinking
about moving to Mexico City.

Lauren Rodwell, who moved to Mexico City from San

Francisco’s Mission neighborhood, says she is sensitive to the gentrification issue but doesn’t feel guilty
as a black woman.

“I kind of feel like, as a person of color from America, I’m so economically disadvantaged that wherever I
go and experience some advantage or equity, I take it,” Rodwell said, adding that “being black in America”
is exhausting and “it’s nice to take a break from it.”

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The Los Angeles Times reported a similar situation in Portugal earlier this year in a story titled “Welcome
to Portugal, the new expat haven. Californians, please go home.”

In the article, the outlet reported that the number of Americans living in Portugal has risen by 45% in the
past year and many residents have been frustrated by rising housing costs associated with that.

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