Inaccurate Nogales U.S. Consulate Warning Story
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In response to the stories about the U.S. Consulate in Nogales’ warning for U.S citizens. Initially the story said that the top Nogales DEA official had a threat against his life and that the U. S. Consulate was not returning inquiries about the details. I believe that most of the national stories originated from the Arizona Daily Star’s “Mexico travel warnings after US citizen killed,” see at: http://azstarnet.com/news/state-and-regional/mexico-travel-warnings-after-us-citizen-killed/article_1fc44822-d552-5f8d-b9ec-3d1560101657.html. Or, perhaps NBC’s affiliate KVOA, See story at: http://www.kvoa.com/news/american-killed-in-mexico.

1.  The original WARNING was completely bogus. If there was a threat to the DEA official, he should have been removed to Washington D.C. for his safety, not put the whole city almost off limits to U.S. citizens. See story at: http://www.kvoa.com/news/u-s-traveler-warning-issued-for-nogales/.

2.  The WARNING then was exalted to “see we told you so” when a man from Tucson was killed Tuesday morning (2:45 AM) in the south part of Nogales. Give me a break, the guy was not there visiting friends or relatives, he was doing something with the drug people. His name was Jorge Luis Soto. See NBC’s affiliate KVOA story at: http://www.kvoa.com/news/american-killed-in-mexico.

3.  The WARNING has hit the fledging economy of Nogales, Sonora hard. U.S. citizens have cancelled their appointments to the dentists and doctors; Americans have curtailed crossing the border for a day trip to the restaurants, bars and shops.

There has been not a mention of the endorsement that the Mayor of Tucson, Jonathan Rothschild, made in Nogales on May 30.  "It's true, it's a safe city it is with open arms to welcome everyone" he also added Nogales has restaurants, culture, art and many attractive, he said, making it one of the major cities for tourists and for businessmen. See el Diario, May 31, 2014, for the complete endorsement or go to: eldiariodesonora.com.mx/nota.php?nota=32291.

Some of the “News” purveyors have followed with stories about the immigration problems, how they understand some Mexicans only cross the border to find work to support their families. Always there are stories about the drug cartel violence and the dangers.

Why not follow these stories with stories about the majority of good hard working people in Nogales and Mexico. Talk about the benefits of visiting the safe areas of Mexico. Talk about the affordable alternatives to Obamacare that do not cover dental care. Talk about a day trip to the Safe Tourist District for a good Mexican food meal, shopping and a great margarita.

Please, PEOPLE OF THE MEDIA, do some homework and give the people and the economy of Nogales a chance to continue their recovery from the devastating drug cartel violence. The U.S. citizens deserve to hear a positive story about Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

The author of this note is Gary W. Logan, Administrator for a small website, ”MexicanDoctorsDir.com,”  providing information about the dental & medical care, pharmacy drugs, restaurants, cantinas and shops. The website was started in 2006 and is basically a community service project, basically non-profit, for the people of Arizona, the U.S.A. and Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.

The Nogales Safe Tourist District, right across the U.S./Mexican border is a safe place to save Money on Dental & Health Care, Pharmaceuticals, Mexican handicraft, a Mexican Dinner, a fantastic Margarita or just an inexpensive diversion from your daily routine.