I can't believe this headline isn't satire.
From The New York Times:
At some taquerías, locals grumbled that their beloved condiments were less spicy because of the growing presence of foreigners. Then it was pizzerias opening on seemingly every corner. And third-wave coffee shops charging 100 pesos for a croissant.
I'm sorry ... are you saying that residents of Mexico City are upset about the new Mexicans who have migrated to their home?
But in Mexico City, the visitors came quickly and many never left. Remote workers rushed to chic, central neighborhoods like Condesa, Roma Norte and Juárez seeking less expensive housing and a favorable exchange rate. From 2020 to 2023, the number of temporary residents and renewals of temporary-resident cards from the United States nearly doubled, to about 24,000, according to a report from El País.
They should be celebrating! Not only are Mexicans experiencing diversity, equity, and inclusion, but I have heard that such a migration boom is great for the local economy.
Besides, PBS documentaries (and Vivek Ramaswamy) have told me that immigrants are harder workers than the lazy locals.
More bigotry from The Times:
U.S. citizens make up less than 7 percent of foreigners living in Mexico City, according to a report in the Mexican newspaper Milenio. Yet their impact has been outsize: whole swaths of Mexico City's food scene — a point of immense pride — have been remade in the American image.
"It's all wine bars, cocktail bars, natural wine, all these New York-style restaurants that do the same super-conceptual food where they just describe three ingredients," said Rocio Landeta, who runs a food-tour company in Mexico City called Eat Like a Local. "At some point it doesn't matter if you are in New York or Mexico City."
That's intolerant and racist! Rocio is implying that all American cuisine is the same, which is culturally insensitive and ignorant.
Why does she hate cultural enrichment and pluralism?
People had thoughts:
Now THERE'S an idea!
Back to the racist xenophobes in Mexico City:
'It's a form of colonization,' said Oscar Rodríguez, who was standing in line at a juguería near his home in Condesa. He pointed out that the juice stand now offers almond milk, protein powder and peanut butter. 'Foreigners come in with these different types of food,' he said, 'and then Mexicans have a tendency to adopt them as well.'
Importing mass numbers of foreigners is a form of colonization meant to destabilize and replace the local culture and population??
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