The U.S. Consulate in Tijuana has requested all American government employees to shelter in place until further notice after cartel violence erupted in parts of northern Mexico.
The violence began in Ciudad Juarez, a Mexican city on the Rio Grande, just south of El Paso, Texas, with a prison battle between two rival cartels that left eleven people dead -- then the chaos spread outside into the streets of the city, according to the Times of San Diego.
By the weekend, the violence moved west, warranting the U.S. Consulate in Tijuana to advise Americans to shelter in place after a sudden eruption of violence.
"The U.S. Consulate General Tijuana is aware of reports of multiple vehicle fires, roadblocks and heavy police activity in Tijuana, Mexicali, Rosarito, Ensenada and Tecate," the consulate said. "U.S. government employees have been instructed to shelter in place until further notice."
San Deigo County Vice Chair Nora Vargas warned all "binational residents to be cautious and follow the recommendations from government officials and avoid unnecessary travel to allow authorities to do their work and maintain safety. My thoughts are with those impacted by the incidents."
Here's footage of the chaos spreading through Tijuana as cartels duke it out.
WeThePeopleFreedomWorld @wepeoplefreedom
LATEST IN MEXICO: 🇲🇽 Residents of Tecate, Tijuana, Playas de Rosarito, Mexicali, and Ensenada are sharing videos of burnt vehicles in the street.
The U.S. Consulate to Tijuana has confirmed the attacks.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1558331051390410752
'Public transport units are burning simultaneously in Tijuana, Mexicali and Tecate. Armed and hooded men are taking off drivers and passengers to set the vehicles on fire. Baja California'
https://twitter.com/i/status/1558454542655754246
J. Omar Ornelas @fotornelas
Surreal, I have never seen a Friday without traffic while entering Mexico from the U.S. This is today's reality due to yesterday's cartel violence in Ciudad Juárez. Also, right now, Tijuana is experiencing similar violence
https://twitter.com/i/status/1558283171166404610
The San Diego Union-Tribune noted parts of Tijuana have gone into lockdown.
Poster Comment:
This will encourage more Mexicans to flee north. Mexicans on the border speak English like Americans as they watch American TV.
Might I point out that the population of Mexico was 28 million in 1950. Today it is 132 million and there are 34 million Mexican-Americans. It is over population through legal and illegal immigration that has driven down wages while raising rents. In the past Bankers made America to appear wealthier than it was by printing tens of trillions in I Owe You Nothing Federal Reserve Notes to buy free stuff from overseas.
Look at the price of gold and silver today vs 1970. Foreigners will one day soon dump dollars and US bonds to buy commodities. When trillions of dollars get dumped into commodities, your $20 an hour after taxes job will be permanently cut to $8. Tell me the Wall is racist when the minimum wage drops from $7.50 an hour to $3 an hour.