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Mexicali ...a postive report
www.ivpressonline.com
There’s always been the general knowledge and overwhelming feeling that the Mexicali region is a world apart from the lawlessness and extreme violence
many Mexican border communities have been experiencing during the past two-plus years.
As drug lords and their armies of couriers and enforcers assassinate each other and the innocent in the streets, Mexico has amassed a body count to
rival many years-long wars. Not so in Mexicali.
As one of the only communities so truly tied to its Mexican counterpart, Imperial County residents knew this to be true through our shared
relationships, business and familial, recreational and official.
Like we said, we knew all of this, but it was important to find out why and really do some deep reporting with our counterparts to the south at
Mexicali’s daily newspaper, La Cronica.
The result, we think, shined a very bright light on the reasons the Mexicali and Imperial Valley shared region is among the safest along the
U.S.-Mexico border. If you missed it, the series of stories ran Sunday and Tuesday.
To take a very complicated issue and boil it down to a few sentences, the stability and safety along the border region is due to a few factors, the
primary one being that Mexicali is basically ruled by one drug cartel, so there are no warring factions killing for territory and drug routes.
Secondary reasons include the high level of homeowners and educated residents in Mexicali, so those factors contribute to the fact that fewer people
have to resort to crime to make ends meet.
But one thing we found reassuring in all of this is the tightly knit relationships between law enforcement agencies on both sides of the border,
especially seeing the outreach that stems from the Calexico Police Department.
It’s true, we are safer here by default and by factors outside our local control. But it’s nice to know that local agencies like Calexico P.D. and
customs officials and Border Patrol are doing what they need to do to ensure it stays that way and that Imperial County residents can sleep soundly at
night.
Dedicated to Nancy Drew 
[Edited on 11-11-2010 by mcfez]
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I didn't find the article in that link?
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Mexicali has always impressed me by what a clean city it is. The Chinese food there is second to none.
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I love the Mariscos there.
The Mrs. and I passed through Mexicali on July 4th weekend this past summer, and the Police presence was overwhelming. They were pulling virutally
any and all drivers over for minor infractions, and next time, I will cross into Mexico via Tecate.
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Interesting info about the Chinese history of Mexicali.
http://wapedia.mobi/en/Chinese_immigration_to_Mexico
Now I know why there is so many Chinese restaurants in Mexicali
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Thanks for that article, Deno. It's funny sometimes in Mexicali or TJ when I order Chinese food I automatically speak English to them and they look at
me confused, I always forget that for the most part they only speak Chinese and Spanish. Oh yeah, the spanish word for egg-roll is choon-koon.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
Thanks for that article, Deno. It's funny sometimes in Mexicali or TJ when I order Chinese food I automatically speak English to them and they look at
me confused, I always forget that for the most part they only speak Chinese and Spanish. Oh yeah, the spanish word for egg-roll is choon-koon.
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That explains that bad food I always get. I've been saying Raccoon, not choon-koon!
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There is a whole lot more going on in Mexicali than you aware of.
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Mexicali is a more middle class family oriented town than Tijuana.
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I like the way they measure the heat over there. If you ask a local how hot it is, ofentimes they will respond "esta a tres caguamas por hora",
meaning it's so hot you'll drink three caguama bottles per hour.
Their shaved-ice raspados are delicious too, not to mention all the flavors they have.
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Go to Mexicali a lot as I have my denist, my doctor, my favorite shrimp c-cktail place called Lagauna Azul at Calzada Independencia 823, Colonia
Independencia and of course to see my friends down there also,LOL.
Ken the cops usually have their radar on street going along the border fence area just make sure you are going 45 and they will leave you alone. The
Sentri in Mexicali is the fastest of any Sentri I have used anywhere else T.J. and Nogales. Have only been pulled over once and let go during X-mas
time and no I did not pay that time anyway,LOL> Take Care and Travel Safe bajafun777
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajafun777
Go to Mexicali a lot as I have my denist, my doctor, my favorite shrimp c-cktail place called Lagauna Azul at Calzada Independencia 823, Colonia
Independencia and of course to see my friends down there also,LOL.
Ken the cops usually have their radar on street going along the border fence area just make sure you are going 45 and they will leave you alone. The
Sentri in Mexicali is the fastest of any Sentri I have used anywhere else T.J. and Nogales. Have only been pulled over once and let go during X-mas
time and no I did not pay that time anyway,LOL> Take Care and Travel Safe bajafun777 |
That's what I keep saying about why one may be pulled over in the great town....your speeding! It's hard though...to keep your eye on the ol odometer
and drive defensively at the same time....so I can easily see how one can break the speed limits.
Did you say shrimp c-cktail place? The best? You be lucky if they have any left next time you arrive there....I'll be that Blob over there on table
14!
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