Safety in Mexico is a very hot topic for today’s media, and while there is no doubt that there has been a recent increase in drug-related violence in parts of Mexico, it is important to understand that this is a problem located within very specific parts of the country. If you pay attention to the location of the incidents that the media is quick to point out as a problem of “Mexico”, you will quickly realize that these problems are not just coincidentally occurring in the same cities time after time. Experts have repeatedly pointed out that the bulk of the violence in Mexico takes place in Tijuana, Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua and Mexico City. The country of Mexico is not necessarily an unsafe place, however like any country there are particular locations that are dangerous – none of which we are located in!

We’re proud to say that during our entire history of manufacturing in Mexico, none of our employees or customers have ever encountered the violence that unfortunately too often defines the country of Mexico. This is largely because of our location in the city of Mexicali. Mexicali remains one of the safest cities in Mexico due to it’s:

• Lack of proximity to major drug markets in the US – drug traffickers are located close to their markets.
• Harsh desert climate – this deters transients from southern Mexico as people generally come to Mexicali to either educate themselves or to find employment in the maquiladoras – not to traffic drugs.
• The local government is determined to proactively protect the manufacturing based economy – Mexicali’s economy is strongly based on manufacturing and thus it is in everyone’s interest to protect it.