By Ward Clark <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ever notice how you run across a news item now and then that just hammers you with some cosmic-level irony?<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is one of those; it seems residents of Mexico City are protesting against mass tourism and “gentrification.” Note that this last term is often used to describe the process of turning a given urban area from a marginally habitable craphole and making it into a decent place. But, yes, the irony! Oh, the irony!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n A protest by hundreds against gentrification and mass tourism that began peacefully Friday in Mexico City neighborhoods popular with tourists turned violent when a small number of people began smashing storefronts and harassing foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Masked protesters smashed through the windows and looted high-end businesses in the touristic areas of Condesa and Roma, and screamed at tourists in the area. Graffiti on glass shattered glass being smashed through with rocks read: \u201cget out of Mexico.\u201d Protesters held signs reading \u201cgringos, stop stealing our home\u201d and demanding local legislation to better regulate tourism levels and stricter housing laws<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Marchers then continued on to protest outside the U.S. Embassy and chanted inside the city\u2019s metro system. Police reinforcements gathered outside the Embassy building as police sirens rung out in the city center Friday evening.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n One wonders if “mostly peaceful” – or, should I say, “mayormente pac\u00edfico<\/em>” – is used as euphemistically in Mexico as it is by the legacy media here in the Estados Unidos. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Either way, the irony is palpable. The residents of Mexico City, of course, are entitled to be concerned about some of this, especially since the COVID debacle drove a lot of telecommuting gringos south of the border, where they learned that one can live pretty well in Mexico on a salary that is just tolerable in the USA. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Advertisement<\/p>\n\n\n\n But what about our concerns about illegal aliens – many of them from Mexico – being in our country? One would think that, out of intellectual consistency if nothing else, some in Mexico might be looking north now and feeling a little abashed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But here’s the chuckle-inducing bit: Our own Department of Homeland Security is offering to help out any Mexican citizens who want to return home to partake in the protests<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are in the United States illegally and wish to join the next protest in Mexico City, use the CBP Home app to facilitate your departure. https:\/\/t.co\/P2vKuhbp65<\/a>\u2014 Homeland Security (@DHSgov) July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n Now that’s a fine troll, and that’s a natural-born fact. This app was originally intended to help illegal immigrants enter <\/em>the United States by the Biden administration and was repurposed by the Trump administration to help them out – literally. In fact, illegal aliens who self-deport through this app have been offered a one-time payment of $1,000 and a plane ticket home. I think that’s more than the Soros organization is paying protesters here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Advertisement<\/p>\n\n\n\n One X user, replying to DHS, had a great suggestion:<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/media.townhall.com\/cdn\/hodl\/2019\/151\/4537a413-a85d-436b-a31a-743317fa3922-1052x615.png\")
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